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passivity
(encz) | passivity,pasivita n: luke |
Passivity
(gcide) | Passivity \Pas*siv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. passivit['e].]
1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. --Jer. Taylor.
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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.
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3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which
has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
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passivity
(wn) | passivity
n 1: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative [syn:
passivity, passiveness]
2: submission to others or to outside influences [syn:
passivity, passiveness] |
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impassivity
(mass) | impassivity
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impassivity
(encz) | impassivity,lhostejnost n: lukeimpassivity,netečnost n: luke |
Impassivity
(gcide) | Impassivity \Im`pas*siv"i*ty\, n.
The quality of being insusceptible of feeling, pain, or
suffering; impassiveness.
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Passivity
(gcide) | Passivity \Pas*siv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. passivit['e].]
1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which
has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
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impassivity
(wn) | impassivity
n 1: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
[syn: emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness,
phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality] |
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