All passivity synonyms
pasΒ·sivΒ·iΒ·ty
P p noun passivity
- fatalism β the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- insouciance β the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
- longanimity β patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- defeatism β Defeatism is a way of thinking or talking which suggests that you expect to be unsuccessful.
- cringing β servile; obsequious
- in-difference β lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- nonviolence β absence or lack of violence; state or condition of avoiding violence.
- compliance β a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- compliancy β compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- lackadaisicalness β without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- laziness β lazy evaluation
- detente β Detente is a state of friendly relations between two countries when previously there had been problems between them.
- deadness β The state of not being alive. Having the property of lifelessness, as if dead.
- listlessness β having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
- drowsiness β half-asleep; sleepy.
- determinism β Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.
- insensitivity β deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
- oscitancy β yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- faineance β Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ΛfeΙͺ ni Ιnt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
- necessitarianism β the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.
- insensibleness β Insensibility.
- impassivity β without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- apathy β You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- inertia β inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- ataraxia β calmness or peace of mind; emotional tranquillity
- incuriosity β The quality or state of lacking curiosity.
- nonresistance β the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
- incuriousness β The state of being incurious; indifference or apathy.
- dilatoriness β tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- languorousness β The quality of being languorous.
- dreaminess β of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- naturalness β existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- halfheartedness β The characteristic of being half-hearted.
- faineancy β Synonym of faineance.
- docility β easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- acedia β spiritual sloth or apathy
- inaction β absence of action; idleness.
- neglectfulness β The characteristic of being neglectful.
- otioseness β Quality of being otiose.
- emotionlessness β The property of being emotionless.
- legs β either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- conforming β to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- deliquescence β the process of deliquescing
- otiosity β being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- longsuffering β enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- fecklessness β The state of being feckless.
- immobility β the quality or condition of being immobile or irremovable.
- leisureliness β The property of being leisurely.