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Uninterested is a related term of passive.


As an adjective uninterested

is (obsolete) unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.

As a noun passive is

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uninterested

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
  • Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.
    • I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.

    See also

    * disinterested

    passive

    English

    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.

    • Antonyms

    * active * aggressive

    Synonyms

    * inactive * idle * disinterested * uninvolved

    Derived terms

    * passive-aggressive * passively * passiveness * passive smoking * passive voice * passivity * passivisation / passivization * passivise / passivize

    Related terms

    * passion * passionate * patience * patient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable, grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
  • (countable, grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.

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