Submissiveness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Submissive \Sub*mis"sive\, a.
     1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's
        inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.
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              Not at his feet submissive in distress,


              Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as,
        a submissive demeanor.
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              With a submissive step I hasted down. --Prior.
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     Syn: Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient;
          humble; modest; passive.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Sub*mis"sive*ly}, adv. --
          {Sub*mis"sive*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  submissiveness
       n : the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another
           person or a superior force etc.