Passiveness (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

Synonyms:

passiveness; passivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("passiveness" is a kind of...):

inactiveness; inactivity; inertia (a disposition to remain inactive or inert)

Attribute:

inactive; passive (lacking in energy or will)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passiveness"):

apathy; indifference; numbness; spiritlessness (the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally)

listlessness; torpidity; torpidness; torpor (inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy)

Derivation:

passive (lacking in energy or will)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Submission to others or to outside influences

Synonyms:

passiveness; passivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("passiveness" is a kind of...):

submissiveness (the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.)

Derivation:

passive (peacefully resistant in response to injustice)

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