English noun: passiveness | |||
1. | passiveness (attribute) submission to others or to outside influences | ||
Synonyms | passivity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | submissiveness | ||
2. | passiveness (attribute) the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative | ||
Synonyms | passivity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inactiveness, inactivity, inertia | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apathy, indifference, listlessness, numbness, spiritlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor | ||
Attribute | inactive, passive | ||