Passive vs Amicable - What's the difference?
passive | amicable |
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.
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
As a noun passive
is .As an adjective amicable is
showing friendliness or goodwill.passive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He remained passive during the protest.
Antonyms
* active * aggressiveSynonyms
* inactive * idle * disinterested * uninvolvedDerived terms
* passive-aggressive * passively * passiveness * passive smoking * passive voice * passivity * passivisation / passivization * passivise / passivizeNoun
(en noun)External links
* * ----amicable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.
- He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.
Usage notes
Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.The Penguin Wordmaster Dictionary,'' Martin Manser and Nigel Turton, eds., 1987, cited in “Wordmaster: amiable, amicable]”, ''[http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/ all songs lead back t' the sea],23 Oct 2009, by [http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/author/itsmypulp/ NTWrong