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SUBMISSIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("submissiveness" is a kind of...):
obedience (the trait of being willing to obey)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "submissiveness"):
obsequiousness; servility; subservience (abject or cringing submissiveness)
passiveness; passivity (submission to others or to outside influences)
subordination (the quality of obedient submissiveness)
Derivation:
submissive (inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination)
submissive (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant)
