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Detailed Synonyms for passiveness in Englisch

passiveness:

passiveness [the ~] Nomen

  1. the passiveness
    the passiveness; the passivity
  2. the passiveness
    – the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative 1
    the passivity; the passiveness
    – the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative 1
  3. the passiveness
    – submission to others or to outside influences 1
    the passivity; the passiveness
    – submission to others or to outside influences 1

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Verwandte Definitionen für "passiveness":

  1. the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative1
  2. submission to others or to outside influences1

passive:

passive Adjektiv

  1. passive
    passive
  2. passive
    sluggish; indolent; lazy; dawdling; inert; limp; tardy; passive; languid; dragging; drooping; slow; listless; lingering; shuffling; inactive; slow of understanding
  3. passive
    – lacking in energy or will 1
    passive; inactive
    – lacking in energy or will 1
    • passive Adjektiv
      • Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself1
    • inactive Adjektiv
  4. passive
    – expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb 1
    passive
    – expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb 1
    • passive Adjektiv
      • academics seem to favor passive sentences1
  5. passive
    – peacefully resistant in response to injustice 1
    peaceful; passive
    – peacefully resistant in response to injustice 1

passive [the ~] Nomen

  1. the passive
    – the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb 1
    the passive; the passive voice
    – the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb 1
    • passive [the ~] Nomen
      • `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive1
    • passive voice [the ~] Nomen
      • `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice1

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Verwandte Definitionen für "passive":

  1. lacking in energy or will1
    • Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself1
  2. expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb1
    • academics seem to favor passive sentences1
  3. peacefully resistant in response to injustice1
    • passive resistance1
  4. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb1
    • `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive1