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Synonyms for passivity
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pa-siv-i-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : pæˈsɪv ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for passivity Other synonyms for the word passivity
- acceptance
- acedia
- acquiescence
- affluence
- aloofness
- amenability
- amenableness
- appeasement
- assent
- ataraxia
- backbone
- backing down
- bearing
- bed of roses
- bowing
- calm
- calmness
- casualness
- coldness
- comfort
- complaisance
- compliance
- concession
- concurrence
- conforming
- constancy
- content
- contentment
- cool
- coolness
- cringing
- deadness
- defeatism
- deference
- deferral
- deliquescence
- depression
- destinism
- detachment
- determinism
- dilatoriness
- disinterest
- dispassion
- disregard
- do-nothingness
- docility
- doldrums
- dormancy
- dreaminess
- drowsiness
- dullness
- easiness
- emotionlessness
- enjoyment
- ennui
- equanimity
- even temper
- faineance
- faineancy
- fecklessness
- forbearance
- giving in
- gratification
- guts
- gutsiness
- halfheartedness
- happiness
- heart
- heaviness
- heedlessness
- humbleness
- idleness
- immobility
- immobilization
- impassivity
- imperturbability
- inactivity
- incuriosity
- incuriousness
- indifference
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- informality
- insensibility
- insensibleness
- insensitivity
- insouciance
- intestinal fortitude
- lackadaisicalness
- languidness
- languor
- languorousness
- lassitude
- laxness
- laziness
- leadenness
- legs
- leisure
- leisureliness
- leniency
- lethargy
- listlessness
- long-suffering
- longanimity
- luxury
- malleability
- meekness
- moderation
- moxie
- naturalness
- necessitarianism
- neglectfulness
- negligence
- nonagression
- nonresistance
- nonviolence
- obedience
- observance
- oscitancy
- otioseness
- otiosity
- pacification
- pacifism
- paralysis
- passiveness
- passivism
- passivity
- patience
- peace of mind
- peaceableness
- perseverance
- persistence
- phlegm
- pliabilty
- poise
- predestinarianism
- predestination
- prosperity
- prostration
- quiescence
- quietness
- quietude
- recreancy
- relaxation
- remissness
- repose
- requiescence
- resignation
- rest
- restfulness
- restraint
- satisfaction
- security
- self-control
- serenity
- servility
- shiftlessness
- slackness
- sleepiness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slowness
- sluggardness
- sluggishness
- sobriety
- spontaneity
- stagnation
- starch
- stasis
- staying power
- stillness
- stoicism
- stolidity
- stolidness
- stupor
- subjection
- submission
- submissiveness
- submitting
- sufferance
- supineness
- supinity
- surrender
- suspension
- tardiness
- tolerance
- toleration
- torpescence
- torpidity
- torpidness
- torpor
- tractability
- tractableness
- tranquility
- unassertiveness
- unceremoniousness
- unconcern
- uninterest
- unresponsiveness
- unrestraint
- weariness
- yielding
Définition of passivity
Origin :- 1650s, from passive + -ity.
- As in inertia : noun disinclination to move; lifelessness
- As in laziness : noun unwillingness to work, be active
- As in nonagression : noun pacifism
- As in nonviolence : noun abstention from violence
- As in patience : noun capacity, willingness to endure
- As in submission : noun compliance
- As in listlessness : noun idleness
- As in passiveness : noun apathy
- As in stoicism : noun impassivity
- As in inaction : noun state of doing nothing
- As in compliancy : noun obedience
- As in impassivity : noun apathy
- As in incuriosity : noun apathy
- As in incuriousness : noun apathy
- As in insensibleness : noun apathy
- As in naturalness : noun ease
- As in phlegm : noun apathy
- As in shiftlessness : noun laziness
- As in slothfulness : noun laziness
- As in sluggardness : noun laziness
- As in stolidity : noun apathy
- As in stolidness : noun apathy
- As in unceremoniousness : noun ease
- As in uninterest : noun apathy
- As in unresponsiveness : noun apathy
- As in unrestraint : noun ease
- As in compliance : noun agreement
- As in ease : noun peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
- As in fatalism : noun resignation to a fate
- As in apathy : noun uncaring attitude, lack of interest
- But no matter for his passivity, Mackenzie did not trust him.
- Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden
- This would lead to passivity and not to activity on the part of the pupils.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
- In a curious state of passivity, Soames submitted to the operation.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
- These passive traits are intensely active in their passivity.
- Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon
- Every activity proposes to itself a passivity, every labor enjoyment.
- Extract from : « Pearls of Thought » by Maturin M. Ballou
- She was created with that passivity of soul which is always the mirror of the active world.
- Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
- Neither from passivity nor from anxiety has it anything to gain.
- Extract from : « Practical Mysticism » by Evelyn Underhill
- But this passivity should by no means involve suppression of self-activity.
- Extract from : « Outlines of Educational Doctrine » by John Frederick Herbart
- In passivity, in economy, in the instinct of tradition, in unexpectedness.
- Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
- She watched and waited with a passivity that was to a man of his disposition her best lure.
- Extract from : « A Young Man's Year » by Anthony Hope
Antonyms for passivity
- action
- activity
- agitation
- animation
- arousal
- busyness
- care
- caring
- compassion
- concern
- cowardice
- defiance
- denial
- difference
- difficulty
- diligence
- disagreement
- discontent
- disobedience
- displeasure
- disquiet
- dissatisfaction
- dissension
- dissent
- disturbance
- effort
- employment
- energy
- excitableness
- fear
- feeling
- fight
- frustration
- furor
- happiness
- hard work
- idleness
- impatience
- indifference
- indolence
- industriousness
- industry
- inhibition
- interest
- intolerance
- labor
- laziness
- lethargy
- life
- liveliness
- misery
- moving
- need
- nonconformity
- passion
- perplexity
- rebellion
- refusal
- regard
- resistance
- restriction
- sadness
- sensitivity
- sorrow
- strife
- sympathy
- trouble
- turbulence
- turmoil
- uneasiness
- unhappiness
- unrest
- upset
- veto
- vigor
- violence
- want
- warmth
- weakness
- wildness
- woe
- work
- worry
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