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Dictionary: pas·siv·i·ty   (pă-sĭv'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n.
The condition or quality of being passive; inactivity, quiescence, or submissiveness.


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Dental Dictionary: passivity
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n

The quality or condition of inactivity or rest assumed by the teeth, tissues, and denture when a removable denture is in place but is not under masticatory pressure.

WordNet: passivity
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
  Synonym: passiveness

Meaning #2: submission to others or to outside influences
  Synonym: passiveness


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - passivitet

Nederlands (Dutch)
passiviteit

Français (French)
n. - passivité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Passivität, Teilnahmslosigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παθητικότητα

Italiano (Italian)
passività

Português (Portuguese)
n. - passividade (f), inércia (f)

Русский (Russian)
покорность, бездействие

Español (Spanish)
n. - pasividad, inactividad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - passivitet, overksamhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
被动, 无抵抗, 被动性

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 被動, 無抵抗, 被動性

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수동성, 비활동, 무저항, 부동태

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 受動性, 消極性, 無抵抗

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إنفعاليه, منفعليه, عدم نشاط, بلادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סבילות, פסיביות‬


 
 
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