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4pass abbreviation 1 passenger

2 passive

pass·able adjective 1 : capable of being passed or traveled on

2 : just good enough

Synonyms

[1, 2] acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK, respectable, satisfactory, tolerable—more at ADEQUATE

[2] common, fair, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so—more at MEDIOCRE

pass·ably adverb : in a passable manner or to a passable extent

Synonyms

adequately, all right, fine, good, nicely, OK, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well—more at WELL

pas·sage noun 1 : a means (as a road or corridor) of passing

2 : the action or process of passing

3 : a voyage esp. by sea or air

4 : a right or permission to pass

5 : ENACTMENT

6 : a usu. brief portion or section (as of a book)

7 : a continuous movement or flow

Synonyms

[1] approach, avenue, path, route, way; also bypath, byway, lane; bypass, drive, freeway, highway, road, street, thoroughfare; trace, track, trail; airway; channel, watercourse, waterway; door, doorway, gate, gateway, portal

[2] expedition, journey, peregrination, trek, trip—more at JOURNEY

[3] crossing, cruise, sail, voyage—more at SAIL

pas·sage·way noun : a way that allows passage

pass away verb 1 : to go out of existence

2 : to pass from physical life

Synonyms

decease, depart, die, expire, pass, perish, succumb—more at DIE

pass·book noun : BANKBOOK

pas·sé adjective 1 : past one's prime

2 : not up-to-date : OUTMODED

Synonyms

antiquated, archaic, dated, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, outworn—more at OBSOLETE

pas·sel noun : a large number

pas·sen·ger noun : a traveler in a public or private conveyance

pass·er·by noun, plural pass·ers·by : one who passes by

pas·ser·ine adjective : of or relating to the large order of birds comprising singing birds that perch

pas·sim adverb [ORIGIN: L, fr. passus scattered, fr. pp. of pandere to spread]

: here and there : THROUGHOUT

pass·ing noun : the act of one that passes or causes to pass; especially : DEATH

Synonyms

death, decease, demise, doom, end, quietus—more at DEATH

pas·sion noun 1 often cap : the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death

2 : strong feeling; also, pl : the emotions as distinguished from reason

3 : RAGE, ANGER

4 : ardent affection : LOVE; also : an object of affection or enthusiasm

5 : sexual desire

6 : a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept

— pas·sion·less adjective

Synonyms

[2] ardor, emotion, fervency, fervor, heat, intensity, vehemence, warmth—more at ARDOR

[4] affection, attachment, devotion, fondness, love—more at LOVE

[6] appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, lust, thirst, urge, yearning, yen—more at DESIRE

pas·sion·ate adjective 1 a : capable of, affected by, or expressing intense feeling

b : ENTHUSIASTIC

2 : swayed by or affected with sexual desire

— pas·sion·ate·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1a] ardent, burning, charged, emotional, fervent, feverish, fiery, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, red-hot, vehement, warm—more at FERVENT

[2] lascivious, lewd, lustful, wanton—more at LUSTFUL

pas·sion·flow·er noun [ORIGIN: fr. the fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the instruments of Christ's crucifixion]

: any of a genus of chiefly tropical woody climbing vines or erect herbs with showy flowers and pulpy often edible berries (passion fruit)

pas·sive adjective 1 : not active : acted upon

2 : asserting that the grammatical subject is subjected to or affected by the action represented by the verb <~ voice>

3 : making use of the sun's heat usu. without the aid of mechanical devices

4 : receiving or enduring without resistance

— passive noun

— pas·sive·ly adverb

— pas·siv·i·ty noun

Synonyms

acquiescent, resigned, tolerant, unresistant, unresisting, yielding; also forbearing, long-suffering, patient, uncomplaining; agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, docile, guidable, obedient, subordinate,