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passiveness

passiveness noun: the state or condition of being passive; passivity.

Noun

passiveness (usually uncountable, plural passivenesses)

  1. (usually) The state or condition of being passive; passivity.

Forms of passiveness

pluralpassivenesses

Origin of passiveness

From passive + -ness.

Questions about passiveness

What does passiveness mean?
Passiveness means the state or condition of being passive; passivity.
What part of speech is passiveness?
Passiveness is a noun.
What is the plural of passiveness?
The plural of passiveness is passivenesses.

Words near passiveness in the dictionary

  1. passive-aggressivists
  2. passive-aggressivity
  3. passive-aggressor
  4. passive-dependent
  5. passively
  6. passiveness
  7. passivenesses
  8. passives
  9. passivisabilities
  10. passivisability
  11. passivisable

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