Definition of Passiveness

1. Noun. Submission to others or to outside influences.

Exact synonyms: Passivity
Generic synonyms: Submissiveness
Derivative terms: Passive

2. Noun. The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative.
Exact synonyms: Passivity
Generic synonyms: Inactiveness, Inactivity, Inertia
Specialized synonyms: Apathy, Indifference, Numbness, Spiritlessness, Listlessness, Torpidity, Torpidness, Torpor
Attributes: Inactive, Passive
Derivative terms: Passive, Passive

Definition of Passiveness

1. n. The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

Definition of Passiveness

1. Noun. The condition of being passive; passivity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Passiveness

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Literary usage of Passiveness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by Walter Scott (1835)
"Law against suspected Persons.—Revolutionary Tribunal.—Effects of the Emigration of the Princes and Nobles.—Causes of the Passiveness of the French People ..."

2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"... mere passiveness which Indolently permits an act to be done through the lack of will to prevent falls very far short of that positive condition of the ..."

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