👉 Semipassiveness is a term used in linguistics and semantics to describe a state or condition where two words are semantically equivalent but not necessarily phonetically identical. It occurs when one word has a distinctive pronunciation or sound that cannot be easily transferred into another word, making it difficult for listeners to distinguish between the two. For example, if you hear "cherry" and "cherry pie," you might think that these words have the same meaning, but they are semipassive because