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Meanings of passivity in inglés

catalán
passivitat
español
pasividad

The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative.

pasividad
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Examples for "passiveness"
Examples for "passiveness"
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But he tried at times to slumber, sunk in a wise passiveness.
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
2
How did you connect with her initial passiveness at her crumbling marriage?
Reuters
3
The silence of the soul before God is no mere passiveness.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms
4
This is a passive force, and its passiveness only makes it more formidable.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan
5
Reflects on the Harlowe family, and particularly on Mrs. Harlowe, for her passiveness.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1
Usage of passivity in inglés
1
We said, why is passivity still a factor in the fashion industry?
The Irish Times
2
I sure hope our passivity didn't contribute to what's going on now.
The Guardian
3
The gorilla seemed puzzled by the strange passivity of the hairless ape.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
4
Cork 2005: There was no creative passivity in last week's What If?
The Irish Times
5
When faced with barbarity, he insisted passivity could not be an option.
The Guardian
6
She had fallen into an uncharacteristic passivity in her marriages as well.
Wrangling the redhead
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Madame Piriac, who had hitherto maintained the most complete passivity, restrained her.
The Lion's Share
8
The psalms which possibly belong to this period show a singular passivity.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
9
Why had she not thought of this-herfathers passivity or even opposition?
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
10
Society is a system of inherited forms reducing our humiliating passivity to nature.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
11
The main problem, I realized, had been my passivity-almostirrelevancy-duringthis whole trip.
The Hyperion Cantos
12
US passivity up to now has drawn unprecedented criticism at home and abroad.
The Irish Times
13
Our schools enforce passivity on the child; his creative energy is bottled up.
A Dominie in Doubt
14
He'd greet any potential conflict between Shannon and himself with his usual passivity.
The bay at midnight
15
Such passivity was worse than undignified, it was galling; I knew that well.
The Beetle: A Mystery
16
On the other hand, passivity seemed to have one major drawback.
Existence
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Translations for passivity
catalán
passivitat
español
pasividad
Passivity through the time
Passivity across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common