Antonyms for passivity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pa-siv-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : pæˈsɪv ɪ ti


Definition of passivity

Origin :
  • 1650s, from passive + -ity.
  • As in inertia : noun disinclination to move; lifelessness
  • As in laziness : noun unwillingness to work, be active
  • As in nonagression : noun pacifism
  • As in nonviolence : noun abstention from violence
  • As in patience : noun capacity, willingness to endure
  • As in submission : noun compliance
  • As in listlessness : noun idleness
  • As in passiveness : noun apathy
  • As in stoicism : noun impassivity
  • As in inaction : noun state of doing nothing
  • As in compliancy : noun obedience
  • As in impassivity : noun apathy
  • As in incuriosity : noun apathy
  • As in incuriousness : noun apathy
  • As in insensibleness : noun apathy
  • As in naturalness : noun ease
  • As in phlegm : noun apathy
  • As in shiftlessness : noun laziness
  • As in slothfulness : noun laziness
  • As in sluggardness : noun laziness
  • As in stolidity : noun apathy
  • As in stolidness : noun apathy
  • As in unceremoniousness : noun ease
  • As in uninterest : noun apathy
  • As in unresponsiveness : noun apathy
  • As in unrestraint : noun ease
  • As in compliance : noun agreement
  • As in ease : noun peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
  • As in fatalism : noun resignation to a fate
  • As in apathy : noun uncaring attitude, lack of interest
Example sentences :
  • But no matter for his passivity, Mackenzie did not trust him.
  • Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden
  • This would lead to passivity and not to activity on the part of the pupils.
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
  • In a curious state of passivity, Soames submitted to the operation.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • These passive traits are intensely active in their passivity.
  • Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon
  • Every activity proposes to itself a passivity, every labor enjoyment.
  • Extract from : « Pearls of Thought » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • She was created with that passivity of soul which is always the mirror of the active world.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • Neither from passivity nor from anxiety has it anything to gain.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mysticism » by Evelyn Underhill
  • But this passivity should by no means involve suppression of self-activity.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Educational Doctrine » by John Frederick Herbart
  • In passivity, in economy, in the instinct of tradition, in unexpectedness.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
  • She watched and waited with a passivity that was to a man of his disposition her best lure.
  • Extract from : « A Young Man's Year » by Anthony Hope

Synonyms for passivity

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