Adjective

(-)

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.

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, chapter=4, title= Lord Stranleigh Abroad , passage=Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.}}

Adjective

(en adjective)

Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.

Taking no action.

He remained passive during the protest.

(grammar) Being in the passive voice.

(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.

(finance) Not participating in management.