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The Clue
Kind of resistance (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PASSIVE
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Notes
The answer PASSIVE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Unresisting
Definition
PASSIVE as a noun:
1. (passive voice, passive) = 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"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
PASSIVE as an adjective:
1. (passive, inactive) = lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
2. (passive, peaceful) = peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
3. expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"