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- Dictionarysub·mis·sive·ness/səbˈmisəvnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being submissive: "he didn't confuse respect with submissiveness"
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SUBMISSIVENESS definition: 1. a willingness to allow control by other people or animals, or behaviour that shows this: 2. a…. Learn more.
sub· mis· sive səb-ˈmis-iv. : characterized by tendencies to yield to the will or authority of others. bullying usually involves a stronger, more dominant personality coercing a weaker, more submissive personality—S. W. Twemlow et al. submissivenessnoun.
inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants. Synonyms: amenable, pliant, compliant, tractable. Antonyms: disobedient, rebellious. marked by or indicating submission or a yielding to the authority of another: a submissive reply.
SUBMISSIVENESS meaning: 1. a willingness to allow control by other people or animals, or behaviour that shows this: 2. a…. Learn more.
allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals: He was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word. In the presence of older birds, the younger eagles tend to be submissive. Synonyms. serviledisapproving. slavishdisapproving. Opposites. dominant. domineeringdisapproving. More examplesFewer examples.
noun. the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc. see more.
When animals live in packs, one animal is usually the dominant leader, while the others fall into more submissive roles. To be submissive is to obey or yield to someone else. When you are submissive, you submit to someone else's will, which literally, you put your own desires lower than theirs.
Definition of submissiveness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
(səbmɪsɪv ) adjective. If you are submissive, you obey someone without arguing. Some doctors want their patients to be submissive. Synonyms: meek, passive, obedient, compliant More Synonyms of submissive. submissively adverb. The troops submissively laid down their weapons. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
