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passivity

/pæˈsɪvɪti/

passivity noun: the state of being passive.

Noun

passivity (countable and uncountable, plural passivities)

  1. The state of being passive.
  2. Submissiveness.
  3. A lack of initiative.
  4. The belief that one's thoughts or actions are influenced or controlled by an external agent.

passivity meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada

passivity in Hindi

the state of being passive
निष्क्रियता niṣkriytā

passivity in Tamil

உயிர்ப்பில்தன்மை, செயல்படாத் தன்மை, முடக்க நிலை, செயலறு நிலை, செயலறுநிலை, தாக்கப்படாமை

passivity in Kannada

ಜಡತ್ವ, ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯತೆ

Synonyms of passivity

Antonyms

Forms of passivity

pluralpassivities

Origin of passivity

From passive + -ity.

Words formed from passivity

Questions about passivity

What does passivity mean?
Passivity means the state of being passive.
What is passivity in Hindi?
Passivity in Hindi is निष्क्रियता (niṣkriytā). See Passivity meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is passivity?
Passivity is a noun.
How do you pronounce passivity?
Passivity is pronounced /pæˈsɪvɪti/.
What is the plural of passivity?
The plural of passivity is passivities.

Words near passivity in the dictionary

  1. passivist
  2. passivistic
  3. passivistically
  4. passivists
  5. passivities
  6. passivity
  7. passivizability
  8. passivizable
  9. passivization
  10. passivizations
  11. passivize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: passivity (page history and authors); passivity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); passivity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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