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Definition of Passiveness
1. Noun. Submission to others or to outside influences.
2. Noun. The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative.
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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