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Synonyms for passivity
pæˈsɪv ɪ ti; ˈpæs ɪv nɪspas·siv·i·ty
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passivity, passivenessnoun
the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
Synonyms:
passivenesspassivity, passivenessnoun
submission to others or to outside influences
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #8588 | passive | |
| #22959 | inertia | |
| #28771 | inactivity | |
| #36114 | inaction | |
| #66951 | passivity | |
| #330382 | passiveness |
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Acceptance is not passivity. It is a courageous step in the process of transformation.
Plainly the regulators are trying to send a message that their view of what constitutes passivity is far more restrictive than what some portfolio managers apparently believe.
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. In our system, she must become a passive, much more than an active, influence, and her passivity shall be composed of anxious scientific curiosity and of absolute respect for the phenomenon which she wishes to observe. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.
Boredom, passivity, stagnation: these are the beginning of mental illness, which propagates itself like the scum on a stagnant pond.
Translations for passivity
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- passivitatCatalan, Valencian
- pasividadSpanish
- passivitéFrench
- éighníomhaíocht, neamhghníomhaíochtIrish
- pasividadeGalician
- passzivitás, tétlenségHungarian
- passivitàItalian
- passividadePortuguese
- 被动Chinese
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