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passive vs voice

voice vs passive

passive and voice both are nouns.

passive is an adjective but voice is not an adjective.

passive is not a verb while voice is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
passive Yes Yes No No
voice Yes No Yes No
As nouns, voice is a hypernym of passive; that is, voice is a word with a broader meaning than passive:
  • 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
  • voice: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
passive (noun) voice (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 a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
the ability to speak
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
expressing in coherent verbal form
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
(metonymy) a singer
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
passive (adjective) voice (adjective)
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
passive (verb) voice (verb)
give voice to
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Difference between passive and voice

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