'Submissiveness' definitions:
Definition of 'submissiveness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
Definition of 'Submissiveness'
From: GCIDE
- 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]