About The Word Passiveness
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Passiveness
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What's The Definition Of Passiveness?
[n] the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
[n] submission to others or to outside influences Synonyms | Synonyms for Passiveness: passivity Related Terms | Find terms related to Passiveness: See Also | apathy | inactiveness | inactivity | indifference | inertia | listlessness | spiritlessness | submissiveness | torpidity | torpidness | torpor Passiveness In Webster's Dictionary \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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