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UK
/səbmˈɪsɪvnəs/
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NOUN
- the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
How To Use submissiveness In A Sentence
- Men are conditioned to find pleasure in dominance, whereas women - against their self-interest - are conditioned to enjoy submissiveness.
- Irish judges and juries did not insist on conformity to a feminine ideal of domestic submissiveness; a woman who fought back was not treated as having forfeited her right to legal recourse by ‘unsexing’ herself.
- Somebody claiming to detect a divine design in respect of himself may phrase the idea in terms of humility, even submissiveness.
- The letter additionally criticized the ruling party of Prime Minister Donald Tusk for "submissiveness" toward Russia and acting like a "client" with Germany, adding that his The Earth Times Online Newspaper
- Removing one's footwear before entering a home or a temple before worship denotes a sign of respect, humility and submissiveness.
- submissiveness" and the light-heartedness of the French did not prevent their being also fickle; and their "docility" was varied by fits of violent quarrelling with their American neighbors and among themselves. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790
- The more these changes take place in public opinion, the more reckless, really, the Israeli government has become, and it's all the more surprising, therefore, that Canada should have a government so absolutely ... well, I don't want to use the word craven because that would suggest submissiveness. Rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
- Removing one's footwear before entering a home or a temple before worship denotes a sign of respect, humility and submissiveness.
- I doubt that anyone who has seen "Waiting for Superman" would agree with Ezra that unions are helpless to "define the status quo," or that enforced employee submissiveness is a major problem in the public schools. Charles Lane: On Wisconsin, again
- If you questioned it, your loyalty and submissiveness quickly became the issue, and you were “dealt with accordingly.” Recovering From Religious Abuse