- im|pas|siv|i|ty
- im|pas|siv|i|ty «IHM pa SIHV uh tee», noun.the quality or condition of being impassive; impassiveness.
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pas|siv|ism — «PAS uh vihz uhm», noun. 1. the quality of being passive. 2. a) passive resistance, as a concept. b) the practice of passive resistance … Useful english dictionary
pas|siv|ist — «PAS uh vihst», noun. a person who favors or advocates passivism … Useful english dictionary
pas|siv|i|ty — «pa SIHV uh tee», noun. the quality or condition of being passive; lack of action or resistance: »But basic passivity kept him from those heights and depths which the really good writer now and again reaches (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
siv — cor·ro·siv·i·ty; dif·fu·siv·i·ty; emis·siv·i·ty; ex·clu·siv·ism; ex·clu·siv·ist; ex·clu·siv·i·ty; ex·pan·siv·i·ty; ex·pres·siv·i·ty; ex·ten·siv·i·ty; im·pul·siv·i·ty; mas·siv·i·ty; pas·siv·ism; pas·siv·ist; pas·siv·i·ty; pro·gres·siv·ism;… … English syllables
pas — an·ti·pas·cha; an·ti·pas·to; ap·pas·si·o·na·ta·men·te; ath·a·pas·kan; com·pas·sion·able; com·pas·sion·ate·ly; com·pas·sion·ate·ness; com·pas·sion·less; com·pas·sive; hy·pas·pist; im·pas·sion; im·pas·sioned; im·pas·sioned·ly; im·pas·sioned·ness;… … English syllables
passive — pas|sive [ pæsıv ] adjective ** 1. ) accepting what happens without trying to control or change events or to react to things: a helpless and passive victim Watching television is a relatively passive activity. 2. ) LINGUISTICS in a passive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Passivkonten — Pas|siv|kon|ten, P’as|siv|kon|ti u. P’as|siv|kon|tos die ( Plur.) <zu ↑passiv> Konten der Passivseite der Bilanz (Wirtsch.); vgl. ↑Passiva; Ggs. ↑Aktivkonten … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
passivism — pas•siv•ism [[t]ˈpæs əˌvɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) the quality of being passive 2) the principle or practice of passive resistance • Etymology: 1900–05 pas′siv•ist, n … From formal English to slang
passivity — pas•siv•i•ty [[t]pæˈsɪv ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) Also, pas•sive•ness [[t]ˈpæs ɪv nɪs[/t]] the state or condition of being passive. 2) chem. chemical inactivity, esp. the resistance to corrosion of certain metals • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
passivize — pas|siv|ize also passivise BrE [ˈpæsıvaız] v [I and T] technical to make a verb ↑passive, or to become passive … Dictionary of contemporary English
