To be an effect implies passiveness, or the being subject to the power and action of its cause. --J. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
passiveness — index capitulation, inaction, inertia, resignation (passive acceptance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
passiveness — (n.) 1650s, from PASSIVE (Cf. passive) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
passiveness — pasyvumas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Nenorus dalyvavimas sporto pratybose ir varžybose. atitikmenys: angl. passiveness vok. Passivität, f rus. пассивность … Sporto terminų žodynas
passiveness — pasyvumas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Sveiko, normaliai išsivysčiusio vaiko elgesio ypatumas, pasireiškiantis veiklos motyvacijos stoka. Pasyvumo priežastys: neįveikiami sunkumai, per lengvos užduotys, nepasitikėjimas… … Sporto terminų žodynas
passiveness — passive ► ADJECTIVE 1) accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance. 2) Grammar (of verbs) in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. they were killed as opposed to the active form… … English terms dictionary
passiveness — noun see passive I … New Collegiate Dictionary
passiveness — See passively. * * * … Universalium
passiveness — noun The condition of being passive; passivity … Wiktionary
passiveness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. apathy, resignation, unconcern; see indifference 1 … English dictionary for students
passiveness — pas·sive·ness || pæsɪvnɪs n. passive attitude, submissiveness, state of not reacting to outside stimulus … English contemporary dictionary
