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passivism

passivism noun: the quality or principle of being passive.

Noun

passivism (usually uncountable, plural passivisms)

  1. (usually) The quality or principle of being passive.

Forms of passivism

pluralpassivisms

Origin of passivism

From passive + -ism.

Questions about passivism

What does passivism mean?
Passivism means the quality or principle of being passive.
What part of speech is passivism?
Passivism is a noun.
What is the plural of passivism?
The plural of passivism is passivisms.

Words near passivism in the dictionary

  1. passivisations
  2. passivise
  3. passivised
  4. passivises
  5. passivising
  6. passivism
  7. passivisms
  8. passivist
  9. passivistic
  10. passivistically
  11. passivists

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