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Passivity – definitions in English dictionary

noun

Acceptance of what happens, without active response or resistance.

Usage examples:

The perceived passivity of the populace is deceptive
noun

The state of inactivity of a metal made unreactive by a thin inert surface layer of oxide.

Usage examples:

Nickel increases the overall passivity of the iron
noun

The quality or state of being passive

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被动

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Passiviteit, Lijdelijkheid

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Passivité

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Passivität, Untätigkeit

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सहनशीलता, निष्क्रियता, निष्क्रयता, शिथिलता, निश्‍चष्‍टता, चुपचाप रह कर सहने का भाव

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Passività, Inerzia

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수동성, 수동, 소극성

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Пассивность, Инертность, Бездеятельность, Покорность

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Pasividad

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passively

adverb

In an accepting manner, without active response or resistance.

Usage examples:

We don't have to sit passively by while others decide our fate
adverb

In a way that does not act to influence or change a situation; in a way that allows other people to be in control

Usage examples:

He tends to wait passively for his boss to tell him what to do., they will not passively accept wha…
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passive

ˈpæs.ɪv

adjective

Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.

Usage examples:

The women were portrayed as passive victims
noun

Denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. they were killed as opposed to the active form he killed them ).

Lacking in energy or will

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passivate

verb

Make (a metal or other substance) unreactive by altering the surface layer or coating the surface with a thin inert layer.

Usage examples:

The process both cleans and passivates stainless steel
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passival

adjective

Designating an intransitive verb with a passive meaning. now rare (chiefly historical with reference to henry sweet).

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