Meanings
nounpassive smoking (uncountable)
- uncountableThe involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to the proximity to a smoker.
Synonyms: secondary smoking
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to the proximity to a smoker.
Similar
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 二手煙 /二手烟
- 二手煙 /二手烟 (èrshǒuyān)inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Czech pasivní kouření
- pasivní kouřeníinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Estonian passiivne suitsetamine
- passiivne suitsetamineinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Finnish passiivinen tupakointi
- passiivinen tupakointiinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
French tabagisme passif
- tabagisme passifinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
German Passivrauchen
- Passivraucheninhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Hungarian passzív dohányzás
- passzív dohányzásinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Italian fumo passivo
- fumo passivoinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Japanese 受動喫煙
- 受動喫煙 (judō kitsuen)inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Norwegian passiv røyking
- passiv røykinginhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Polish bierne palenie
- bierne palenieinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Portuguese tabagismo passivo
- tabagismo passivoinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Romanian fumat pasiv
- fumat pasivinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Russian пасси́вное куре́ние
- пасси́вное куре́ние (passívnoje kurénije)inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Slovak pasívne fajčenie
- pasívne fajčenieinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Spanish tabaquismo pasivo
- tabaquismo pasivoinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Swedish passiv rökning
- passiv rökninginhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Turkish pasif içicilik
- pasif içicilikinhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Ukrainian пасивне куріння
- пасивне куріння (pasyvne kurinnja)inhalation of smoke from somebody else's tobacco
Cite this entry
APA
passive smoking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive%20smoking
MLA
“passive smoking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive%20smoking. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passive smoking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive%20smoking.
Source: passive smoking on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.