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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PASSIVITY

n.Passiveness, which see. [Little used. ] 1. The tendency of a body to persevere in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PASSIVITY

Pas *siv "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. passivité. ]

 

1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. Jer. Taylor.

 

2. (Physics )

 

Defn: 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. )

 

Defn: The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

passivity

pas siv i ty /pæsɪ́vəti /名詞 U ｟けなして ｠消極的態度 ; 無抵抗な様子 .