Impervious vs Passive - What's the difference?
impervious | passive | Related terms |
Unaffected or unable to be affected by.
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Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Immune to damage or effect.
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Taking no action.
(grammar) Being in the passive voice.
(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
(finance) Not participating in management.
(uncountable, grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
(countable, grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
Impervious is a related term of passive.
As an adjective impervious
is unaffected or unable to be affected by.As a noun passive is
.impervious
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* perviousDerived terms
* imperviously * imperviousnesspassive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He remained passive during the protest.