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passiveness

Meanings
  • noun

    The quality or state of being passive; not active, aggressive, or responsive.

    - "The crowd's passiveness during the speaker's long-winded speech was unsettling."
    - "The passiveness of the ocean during a calm day is a sight to behold."
  • noun

    The quality or state of being submissive, obedient, or yielding.

    - "The passiveness of the student in the face of the teacher's criticism was disconcerting."
    - "The passiveness of the victim towards the abuser is a common trait in domestic violence cases."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with passiveness
calmness , balmless , psalms , palms
Variants
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passive , passively , passiveness , passivenesses
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'passus,' meaning 'suffering,' or 'enduring.'

Trivia
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  1. The term 'passiveness' is often used interchangeably with the term 'apathy,' but they have distinct meanings.

  2. Passiveness is a common trait in some forms of meditation and mindfulness practices.

Related Concepts
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  1. apathy: A feeling of indifference, or lack of interest or concern.

  2. submissiveness: The quality or state of being submissive or obedient.

Quotes
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  1. He believes that the time has come for Europeans to discard their "passive" role with respect to the United States and that Americans must be made to understand why.

    - Nicholas Fraser,{it}Harper's{/it},May 2006

  2. Throughout the streets of Moscow last Wednesday, word of the ignominious flight of the Soviet Union's would-be junta brought a sense not of jubilation, but of quiet relief that a bloody civil war had been averted, and of satisfaction that the myth of the "passive", obedient Russian people might be laid to rest.

    - Fred Hiatt,{it}Washington Post{/it},26 Aug.-1 Sept. 1991

  3. The destructive myth/legend of Herbert Hoover strikes again. The nation's 31st President has chronically been portrayed as "passive" in the face of the Great Depression and his successor, Franklin Roosevelt, as the exact opposite—an activist who, if he didn't actually cure the Depression, at least profoundly improved the nation's battered psychology.

    - Steve Forbes,{it}Forbes{/it},30 June 2008
Culture
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Passiveness has been a significant theme in literature and art, particularly in portraying characters who are submissive or introspective. For instance, in Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, the character Konstantin Levin is portrayed as a passive character who values introspection and contemplation.

How to Memorize "passiveness"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a calm lake with still water, reflecting the surroundings.
    - Visualize a person who is not reacting to a situation.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'passiveness' with the image of a still lake or a quiet forest.
    - Think of a person who is not reacting to a situation.

  3. mnemonics

    - P-A-S-S-I-V-E: 'P' for Passive, 'A' for Apathetic, 'S' for Submissive, 'S' for Still, 'I' for Introspective, 'V' for Valuing, 'E' for Enduring.

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