Passive and Stoic

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Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

Usage example: the union rank and file were surprisingly passive about the givebacks in the new labor contract

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Stoic and passive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stoic" instead an adjective "Passive".

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

Stoic adjective - Accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint.

Usage example: after waiting six years for permission to immigrate to the U.S., the family is stoic about a six-month postponement

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Passive and stoic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passive" instead an adjective "Stoic".

Nearby Words: stoical, stoicism, stoically

Character Development: Rai as the fic goes on starts to become less passive and stoic around others and decides to join the Black Knights in their fight against Britannia.

Source: Fan Fic / Code Geass Colorless Memories
About the only emotions he'll show are a bit of anger or contempt, and the latter is inherently such a mild, passive emotion it doesn't really contradict being stoic.

Source: The Stoic
He's usually very quiet, stoic, and passive... until he needs to kick ass.

Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Anime

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