submissive

sub·mis·sive  (sb-msv)

adj.

Inclined or willing to submit.

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sub·missive·ly adv.

sub·missive·ness n.

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submissive

Adjective

showing quiet obedience

submissively adv
submissiveness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people" unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person" obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" domineering - tending to domineer
	2.	submissive - abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient" slavish, subservient servile - submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

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submissive

adjective meek, passive, obedient, compliant, patient, resigned, yielding, accommodating, humble, subdued, lowly, abject, amenable, docile, dutiful, ingratiating, malleable, deferential, pliant, obsequious, uncomplaining, tractable, acquiescent, biddable, unresisting, bootlicking (informal) obeisant << OPPOSITE obstinate

Translations

submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] adj → sumiso

submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] adj → soumis(e)

submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] submission adj → gehorsam;

(gesture) → demütig

submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] adj → remissivo/a