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submissiveness

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sub·mis·sive  (sb-msv)
adj.
Inclined or willing to submit.
sub·missive·ly adv.
sub·missive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.submissiveness - the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
obedience - the trait of being willing to obey
obsequiousness, servility, subservience - abject or cringing submissiveness
passiveness, passivity - submission to others or to outside influences
subordination - the quality of obedient submissiveness
Translations
submissiveness [səbˈmɪsɪvnɪs] N → sumisión f
submissiveness
n → Demut f, → Gehorsam m, → Unterwürfigkeit f (pej) → (to gegenüber)
submissiveness [səbˈmɪsɪvnɪs] n → sottomissione f, remissività
submissiveness [səbˈmɪsɪvnɪs] n → sottomissione f, remissività


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Pontellier had been a rather courteous husband so long as he met a certain tacit submissiveness in his wife.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
And on Vronsky's face, always so firm and independent, she saw that look that had struck her, of bewilderment and humble submissiveness, like the expression of an intelligent dog when it has done wrong.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Once when he had got drunk at home, Nikita, probably to make up for his submissiveness when sober, broke open her box, took out her best clothes, snatched up an axe, and chopped all her undergarments and dresses to bits.
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