Meaning of PASSIVENESS
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
- [n] submission to others or to outside influences
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PASSIVENESS is a 11 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | passivity |
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| | See Also: | | apathy, inactiveness, inactivity, indifference, inertia, listlessness, spiritlessness, submissiveness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pas"sive*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being passive; unresisting
submission.
To be an effect implies passiveness, or the being
subject to the power and action of its cause. --J.
Edwards.
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