ALL meanings of passively
pas·sive
P p - adjective passively not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling. 1
- adjective passively not participating readily or actively; inactive: a passive member of a committee. 1
- adjective passively not involving visible reaction or active participation: to play a passive role. 1
- adjective passively inert or quiescent. 1
- adjective passively influenced, acted upon, or affected by some external force, cause, or agency; being the object of action rather than causing action (opposed to active). 1
- adjective passively receiving or characterized by the reception of impressions or influences from external sources. 1
- adjective passively produced or caused by an external agency. 1
- adjective passively receiving, enduring, or submitting without resistance: a passive hypnotic subject. 1
- adjective passively Grammar. noting a voice in the inflection of the verb in some languages which is used to indicate that the subject undergoes the action of the verb. Latin portātur, “he, she, or it is carried,” is in the passive voice. noting or pertaining to a construction similar to this in meaning, as English He is carried (opposed to active). 1
- adjective passively Chemistry. inactive, especially under conditions in which chemical activity is to be expected. 1
- adjective passively Metallurgy. (of a metal) treated so as to impart impassivity. 1
- adjective passively Medicine/Medical. of or relating to certain unhealthy but dormant conditions; inactive, as opposed to active or spontaneous. 1
- adjective passively Telecommunications. designed to relay signals without electronic devices: a passive communications satellite. 1
- adjective passively (of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat without the aid of machinery. 1
- noun passively the passive voice. 1
- noun passively a passive form or construction. 1
- adverb passively in a calm or unresponsive way 1
- adverb passively without resisting 1