passive source vs source

source vs passive source

passive source and source both are nouns.

passive source is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passive source	Yes	No	No	No
source	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, source is a hypernym of passive source; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than passive source:

passive source: an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has
source: a person who supplies information

Other hypernyms of passive source include informant.

passive source (noun)	source (noun)
an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has	a facility where something is available
	anything that provides inspiration for later work
	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
	a person who supplies information
	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

passive source (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between passive source and source

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.