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Princeton's WordNet
submissivenessnoun
the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
Wiktionary
submissivenessnoun
The state or quality of being submissive.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Submissivenessnoun
Humility; confession of fault, or inferiority.
Etymology: from submissive.
If thou sin in wine and wantonness,
Boast not thereof, nor make thy shame thy glory;
Frailty gets pardon by submissiveness,
But he that boasts, shuts that out of his story:
He makes flat war with God, and doth defy,
With his poor clod of earth, the spacious sky. George Herbert.
Wikipedia
submissiveness
Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of respect or reverence. Deference has been studied extensively by political scientists, sociologists, and psychologists.
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submissiveness
Submissiveness is the quality or state of being willing to obey, yield, or comply to the authority, will, or power of another person, group, or system. It often involves accepting or surrendering one's own desires, needs, or rights, and prioritizing the needs or desires of others above one's own.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of submissiveness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of submissiveness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- UnterwürfigkeitGerman
- beasaghtManx
- submissãoPortuguese
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