Submissiveness

Submissive Sub*mis"sive, a. 1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble. [1913 Webster]

Not at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor. [1913 Webster]

With a submissive step I hasted down. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient; humble; modest; passive. [1913 Webster] -- {Sub*mis"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Sub*mis"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:

submissiveness — index acquiescence, adhesion (loyalty), amenability, capitulation, conformity (obedience), deference … Law dictionary
submissiveness — submissive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ meekly obedient or passive. DERIVATIVES submissively adverb submissiveness noun … English terms dictionary
submissiveness — noun see submissive … New Collegiate Dictionary
submissiveness — See submissively. * * * … Universalium
submissiveness — noun The state or quality of being submissive … Wiktionary
submissiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others: acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, deference, obedience, submission, tractability, tractableness. See RESIST … English dictionary for students
submissiveness — sub misÂ·siveÂ·ness || sÉ™b mÉªsÉªvnÉªs n. meekness, compliance, humility, obedience … English contemporary dictionary
submissiveness — n. 1. Pliancy, docility. 2. Obedience, submission, resignation, compliance, passiveness, non resistance. 3. Humility, humbleness, meekness, lowliness, self abasement … New dictionary of synonyms
submissiveness — sub·mis·sive·ness … English syllables
submissiveness — See: submissive … English dictionary

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