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passivity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | passiveness |
| Type of | inactivity, inactiveness, inertia |
| Has types | torpidness, torpor, spiritlessness, indifference, listlessness, numbness, apathy, torpidity |
| Derivation | passive |
passivity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | passiveness |
| Type of | submissiveness |
Examples of passivity
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This dullness and general passivity is now the cause of massive economic damage.
From the independent.co.uk
For Hania Mufti as for many Iraqis, the American passivity amounted to betrayal.
From the theatlantic.com
It's not new, but in sworn testimony sometimes the passivity trick goes too far.
From the nytimes.com
Ka's poetic rebirth involves him, and us, in a comparable fatalism and passivity.
From the theatlantic.com
Bystanders try to justify their own passivity by picking fault with the victim.
From the washingtontimes.com
Either of these approaches might be better than today's squabbling and passivity.
From the economist.com
On the North American servers you have a lot of passivity, a lot of just waiting.
From the forbes.com
It allows an active engagement with media that might otherwise enforce passivity.
From the guardian.co.uk
The passivity of the character is barely credible, which is what Munro intends.
From the time.com
- The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
- Submission to others or to outside influences
- Passivity is a type of behavior that is neither assertive nor aggressive. Studies have shown that with increasing age, girls have increasingly positive evaluations of passive behavior, while boys have increasingly negative evaluations of it.
- Passivity is a property of engineering systems, most commonly used in electronic engineering and control systems. A passive component, depending on field, may be either a component that consumes (but does not produce) energy, or a component that is incapable of power gain. ...
- There are no longer disqualifications for passivity in international wrestling. The officiating team can call an unlimited number of passivity calls. ...
- The property of some metals to become abnormally inactive towards certain reagents.
- A condition in which a piece of metal, because of an impervious covering of oxide or other compound, has a potential much more positive than that of the metal in the active state.
- Loss of chemical reactivity by a metal/alloy resulting in "inert" chemical behavior. Formation of a passive surface film can induce passivity.
- When a wrestler does not attempt or execute any holds or is satisfied just to neutralize his opponent's efforts.
