Found 2 items, similar to passivity.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: passivity passivity n 1: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative [syn: passiveness] 2: submission to others or to outside influences [syn: passiveness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Passivity Passivity \Pas*siv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. passivit['e].] 1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity. [1913 Webster]