submissiveness

/səbˈmɪsɪvnɪs/
/səbˈmɪsɪvnɛs/
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Definitions of submissiveness
  1. noun
    the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
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    obsequiousness, obsequy, servility, subservience
    abject or cringing submissiveness
    passiveness, passivity
    submission to others or to outside influences
    subordination
    the quality of obedient submissiveness
    sycophancy
    fawning obsequiousness
    type of:
    obedience
    the trait of being willing to obey
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