passivity

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pæˈsɪvəti/ UK /pæˈsɪvɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of accepting or allowing what happens without resistance

His passivity in the meeting let others decide for him.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of accepting or... inactivity inertness submissiveness resignation acquiescence compliance

Opposites

activityassertivenessinitiative resistance aggression

Word family

Related forms passive passion

Etymology

From passive + -ity. Passive comes from Latin passivus 'capable of feeling or suffering', from passus, past participle of pati 'to suffer, undergo'.

passivus Latin pati Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# passivity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pæˈsɪvəti/
**IPA (UK):** /pæˈsɪvɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of accepting or allowing what happens without resistance

## Examples
- His passivity in the meeting let others decide for him.

## Synonyms
- inactivity
- inertness
- submissiveness
- resignation
- acquiescence
- compliance

## Antonyms
- activity
- assertiveness
- initiative
- resistance
- aggression

## Related Forms
- passive
- passion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: passivus
- Root: pati

## Etymology
From passive + -ity. Passive comes from Latin passivus 'capable of feeling or suffering', from passus, past participle of pati 'to suffer, undergo'.

## AI Etymology
Passivity is from passive + -ity. Passive comes from Latin passivus 'capable of feeling or suffering', from passus, past participle of pati 'to suffer, undergo'. Important recorded forms include passivus (Latin) and pati (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of accepting or allowing what happens without resistance. The wider family includes related words such as passive and passion.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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