passivity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
    passiveness.
  2. noun submission to others or to outside influences
    passiveness.

WordNet

Pas*siv"i*ty noun
Etymology
Cf. F. passivité.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913