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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Passivity  \Pas*siv"i*ty\,  n.  [Cf.  F.  passivit['e].] 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  passivity 
  n  1:  the  trait  of  remaining  inactive;  a  lack  of  initiative  [syn: 
  {passiveness}] 
  2:  submission  to  others  or  to  outside  influences  [syn:  {passiveness}] 




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