"passiveness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: passivenesses [plural]
Etymology: passive + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|passive|ness}} passive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} passiveness (usually uncountable, plural passivenesses)
  1. The state or condition of being passive; passivity. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-passiveness-en-noun-Wef-P4sr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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