Definitions for: Passiveness


[n] the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
[n] submission to others or to outside influences



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: passivity

See Also: apathy, inactiveness, inactivity, indifference, inertia, listlessness, spiritlessness, submissiveness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat



Related Resources:
animals starting with n
v letter animals
animlas that start with k