passivity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: passivity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for passivity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
passivity n the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative [syn: passivity, passiveness] submission to others or to outside influences Synonym(s): passivity, passiveness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Passivity \Passiv"ity\, n. [Cf. F. passivit[82].] 1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. --Cheyne. 3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.