PASSIVE — 7 letter word
passive
The word passive has 7 letters: P, A, S, S, I, V, E. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Passive has 3 anagrams: pavises, pavisse, spavies. As a adjective, it means "lacking in energy or will".
7 letter word "passive": P A S S I V E — adjective
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends score: 14
Letter analysis of passive
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 4 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of passive
adjective
- lacking in energy or will "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith" Synonyms: inactive
- expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
- peacefully resistant in response to injustice "passive resistance" Synonyms: peaceful
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" Synonyms: passive voice
Anagrams of passive(3)
Words you can make from passive(top 10)
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