hands-off vs passive

hands-off is not a noun while passive is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hands-off	No	Yes	No	No
passive	Yes	Yes	No	No

hands-off (noun)	passive (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

hands-off (adjective)	passive (adjective)
not involving participation or intervention	lacking in energy or will
	expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
	peacefully resistant in response to injustice