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Meaning of "passiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSIVENESS

passiveness  [ˈpæsɪvnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PASSIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Passive

Passive may refer to: ▪ "Passive", by A Perfect Circle ▪ Passive voice, a grammatical voice common in many languages ▪ Passive house, a standard for energy efficiency in buildings ▪ Passive psi, psychic abilities involving cognition ▪ Passive language, a language from which an interpreter works ▪ Passivity a property of engineering systems, particularly in analog electronics and control systems ▪ Passivity, the condition of submitting to the influence of one's superior or superiors ▪ Passive–aggressive behavior, resistance to following through with expectations in interpersonal or occupational situations ▪ Passivation, process of making a material "passive" in relation to another material prior to using the materials together...

Definition of passiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of passiveness in the dictionary is inaction; lack of assertiveness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSIVENESS


adhesiveness
ədˈhiːsɪvnɪs
aggressiveness
əˈɡrɛsɪvnɪs
decisiveness
dɪˈsaɪsɪvnɪs
defensiveness
dɪˈfɛnsɪvnɪs
divisiveness
dɪˈvaɪsɪvnɪs
elusiveness
ɪˈluːsɪvnɪs
expansiveness
ɪkˈspænsɪvnɪs
expressiveness
ɪkˈspresɪvnɪs
impassiveness
ɪmˈpæsɪvnɪs
impulsiveness
ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnɪs
inclusiveness
ɪnˈkluːsɪvnɪs
indecisiveness
ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪvnɪs
massiveness
ˈmæsɪvnɪs
permissiveness
pəˈmɪsɪvnɪs
persuasiveness
pəˈsweɪsɪvnɪs
possessiveness
pəˈzɛsɪvnɪs
progressiveness
prəˈɡresɪvnɪs
responsiveness
rɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs
submissiveness
səbˈmɪsɪvnɪs
unresponsiveness
ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSIVENESS

passions
Passiontide
passivate
passivation
passive
passive balance of trade
passive disobedience
passive euthanasia
passive obedience
passive resistance
passive restraint
passive safety
passive smoker
passive smoking
passive vocabulary
passive-aggressive
passively
passivism
passivist
passivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSIVENESS

appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of passiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «passiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSIVENESS

Find out the translation of passiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

被动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasividad
570 millions of speakers

English

passiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निष्क्रियता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متراجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пассивность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

passiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passivité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Passivität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

受身
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수동성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Passiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

passiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Passiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pasiflik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pasywność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пасивність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pasivitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παθητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

passiwiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

passivitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIVENESS»

The term «passiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 117.047 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «passiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «passiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSIVENESS»

Discover the use of passiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Passive and Voice
László Dezsö Kossuth University In Hungarian, passiveness does not have a systematic formal expression, that is, there are no passive constructions in which the verbal predicate manifests a specific passive form. Therefore, it is expedient to ...
Masayoshi Shibatani, 1988
2
Hypnagological method: accelerative language learning for ...
process ensures its complete utilisation, but activeness in memorisation may be expressed even when in an apparent external passiveness. This passiveness is like passive perception and memorisation in children.262 Passiveness, ...
Carlos Valle Romo, 2012
3
The Acting Person: A Contribution to Phenomenological ...
Their directions are mutually opposite, so far as man's "activeness," that is to say, his acting, is visualized - and actualized - in one, while his certain passiveness, and passivity, are in the other. In each of these elemental lines of the dynamism ...
Pope John Paul II, Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 1979
4
HOPE For The YOUTH: An Indispensable Youth Development Road Map
The Nature Of Passiveness And Aggressiveness The Oxford Dictionary defines the word “passiveness” as follows “acted upon but not acting; not offering active resistance”. So we understand that passiveness could make us fail to express our  ...
Osei Owusu
5
Aldous Huxley, Representative Man
Passiveness". On January 22, 1962, Laura and Aldous Huxley decided to record a psychedelic session, the major part of which is quoted in This Timeless Moment . The title of the chapter is "Love and Work." Where Aldous was concerned, ...
James Hull, Gerhard Wagner, 2004
6
Communication and Assertion Skills for Older Persons
PASSIVENESS Passive people try to keep the real self hidden within themselves. They allow their rights to be violated by others. They allow other people to ignore them. They let others take advantage of them without protesting. They do not ...
Leilani Doty, 1987
7
A History of Philosophy in Epitome
There are two extreme views respecting the relation of the Ego to the non-Ego, according as we start from the conception of cause, or that of substance. (1) Starting from the conception of cause, we have posited through the passiveness of the ...
Albert Schwegler, 1856
8
Being, analytically described in its chief respects: and ...
Being, to whatever extent and in whatever respect considered, is Power, or one of its properties, action and passiveness, or one of the respective properties or other parts of these three. Accordingly, power considered abstractedly from its ...
John Richard Pickmere, 1854
9
Intercultural Conversation
The NES works at face management, and specifically, she is trying to minimize the face-threatening effect by means of explicitly attributing some students' passiveness to the nature of the subjects and the teaching process, by showing ...
Winnie Cheng, 2003
10
The Other Poetry of Keats
Keats derived the principle of 'wise passiveness,' it is probable, from Wordsworth's Expostulation and Reply and Tables Turned. . . . [In "The Tables Turned"] Wordsworth's natural preachers, the linnet and the throstle, correspond to Keats's ...
Gerald B. Kauvar, 1969

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide
Their departure is our only hope for renewal in view of the Weimar passiveness of the majority of Australians at the abuse of human rights and ... «The Age, Jul 15»
2
Despite protests, Taos school to move
“Dear board members, you've been asked to weigh in … only to find you being non-responsive. Your passiveness may come back to haunt you ... «taosnews, Jul 15»
3
Game of Thrones Season 5: Sophie Turner claims rape scene was …
She went on to explain that her passiveness is fundamental part of her survival technique in the show, claiming that "She could have fought ... «melty.com, Jul 15»
4
Students need better critical thinking skills, educators say
These are within the students' reach and they help can help eliminate passiveness, one of the biggest hindrances to students' study. Infonet. «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
5
Atlanta Hawks: Winners and losers from 2015 Las Vegas Summer …
... but there were enough negatives (lack of leverage, passiveness, etc.) that he can't be characterized as a full-blown "winner" from the week. «Peachtree Hoops, Jul 15»
6
Bulls wrap up Summer League
Portis appears to be the exact opposite of Tony Snell for example, who still suffers a bit from passiveness and frequently goes several ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
7
Physical derby match between Portland Timbers & Vancouver …
The Timbers showed some passiveness at times, and when they finally started to fight back a bit, it was too late to salvage the victory. While the ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Chlorine leakage at pumping stations: DC pulls up Mangaluru City …
Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim on Thursday expressed his displeasure over the passiveness on the part of the Mangaluru City Corporation ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Inside look: Ball State summer basketball recruiting
Even his turnovers reek of an attacking mindset, showing no sign of the passiveness that often accompanies size. He doesn't play much as his ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
10
I Feel Like We Say "I Feel Like" All the Time
Does a woman's use of "I feel like" align with stereotypes of feminine insecurity and passiveness? Should educators and friends and spouses ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Passiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/passiveness>. Apr 2024 ».
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