Hypertext Webster Gateway: "passivity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Passivity \Pas*siv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. passivit['e].]
1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. --Jer. Taylor.
2. (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given
state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another
body; inertia. --Cheyne.
3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which
has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
passivity
n 1: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative [syn:
{passiveness}]
2: submission to others or to outside influences [syn: {passiveness}]
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