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[Eng. pa ion, and Bot. (pl.): Lindley's English name for the Pa iflorancese (q. v.). *păs-si-un-cle, subst . [A dim in. from pa ion (q. v.).] A little or petty pa ion. "Not at all capable of pa ions, but of pa i uncles ."De Quincey. Autob . Sketches, i. 117. păs-sive, a . & s. [Fr. pa if , from Lat. pas sivus suffering, from pa us , pa. par. of patior = to suffer; Sp. pasivo ; Ital. pa ivo .] A. As adjective: I. Ordinary Language; 1. Suffering, not acting; receiving or capable of receiving impre ions from an external agent; inactive, inert. "High above the ground Their march was, and the pa ive air upbore Their nimble tread." Milton, P. L., vi. 72. 2. Unresisting; not opposing; receiving or endur. ing without resistance; submi ive; as, pa ive obedience. IMG:content-0729.png:[blocks in formation] B. As substantive: Gram.: A pa ive verb or voice.