obstinate vs passive

obstinate

adj
  • Not easily subdued or removed. 

  • Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent. 

  • Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving. 

passive

adj
  • Without motive power. 

  • Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction. 

  • Taking no action. 

  • Being in the passive voice. 

  • Not participating in management. 

  • Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain. 

  • Where allowance is made for a possible future event. 

  • Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one. 

noun
  • A form of a verb that is in the passive voice. 

  • The passive voice of verbs. 

  • A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth. 

  • Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain. 

How often have the words obstinate and passive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )