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passivity
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passivity
n.
passive attitude, submissiveness, state of not reacting to outside stimulus
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Passive
Passive may refer to:
- "Passive" (song), 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 (engineering) a property of engineering systems, particularly in analog electronics and control systems
- Passivity (behavior), 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
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passivity
Noun
1. the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
(synonym) passiveness
(hypernym) inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
(hyponym) apathy, indifference, spiritlessness
(attribute) passive, inactive
2. submission to others or to outside influences
(synonym) passiveness
(hypernym) submissiveness
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Passivity
(n.)
The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia.
The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia.
(n.)
The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
(n.)
Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.
Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.
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passivity
n.
بے حرکت ہونا, جمود وغيرہ
بے حرکت ہونا, جمود وغيرہ
