What does PASSIVE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈpæsɪv/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Words With Friends score
- 14
- How common
- Common
Meaning
adjective
- lacking in energy or will“Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself”
- peacefully resistant in response to injustice“passive resistance”
- expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb“academics seem to favor passive sentences”
noun
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb“`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
passives13
Anagrams of PASSIVE
pavises12spavies12
Words inside PASSIVE
77 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PASSIVE a valid word in word games?
PASSIVE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is PASSIVE worth?
PASSIVE is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PASSIVE?
77 other words, including IS, AS, SAVE and SEA.