passive

adj. 1 acted upon, not acting. 2 showing no interest or initiative; submissive. 3 chem. Not active; inert. 4 gram. Indicating that the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. In they were seen).  passively adv. Passivity n. [latin: related to *passion]

a. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.