Sinhala Dictionary definitions for passive
passive 🔊 /pæˈsɪv/
passive : විරෝධයක් නොදක්වන
passive : ආකර්මණ්ය
passive : ඉවසිලිවන්ත
passive : අකර්මණ්ය
passive : නිෂ්ක්රිය
passive : අක්රිය
passive : අකර්මන්ය
passive definition
Adjective.
- Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.
- Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.
- Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.
- Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.