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Detailed Translations for passiveness from English to German

passiveness:

passiveness [the ~] noun

  1. the passiveness (passivity)
    die Passivität; die Ergebung

Translation Matrix for passiveness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ergebung passiveness; passivity
Passivität passiveness; passivity
- passivity

Related Words for "passiveness":


Synonyms for "passiveness":


Related Definitions for "passiveness":

  1. the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative1
  2. submission to others or to outside influences1

passive:


Translation Matrix for passive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
arbeitsscheu work-shy
- passive voice
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
nachlässig untidy
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- inactive; peaceful
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- inactive; inert
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
arbeitsscheu dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy bearing no interests; idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy
denkfaul dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy empty-headed
faul dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy banal; bearing no interests; below the belt; churlish; coarse; corrupt; degenerate; depraved; dirty; disgusting; dowdy; filthy; gross; grubby; gruesome; heinous; idle; indistinct; indolent; loathsome; nasty; obscure; perverted; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; rotten; shabby; shoddy; sickening; sloppy; slovenly; sordid; spongy; trite; trivial; unclear; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vapid; vulgar; woolly; wooly
flau dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abject; abstemious; bland; blurred; clumsy; cowardly; craven; cringing; delicate; dim; doltish; drab; dull; faint; flat; fragile; frail; gawky; grey; hazy; mat; misty; not very good; owlish; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; saltless; stiff; tasteless; tender; unclear; undefinable; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
freudlos dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy appalling; cheerless; crying shame; crying to heaven; disgraceful; drained; gloomy; joyless; languid; listless; moody; outrageous; pensive; rank; sad; shocking; somber; sombre; triste; washed out; wistful
langsam dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy dawdling; dilatory; dragging; easy; hesitating; languid; lazy; lingering; listless; slow; sluggish; steady; tardy; wavering
lustlos dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abstemious; clumsy; doltish; drained; faint; feeble; frail; gawky; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; sick; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak; wooden
lässig dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy inattentive; negligent
matt dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy bland; dim; drained; dull; dully; dusted; faded; faint; feeble; flat; frail; frosted; languid; languishing; lingering; listless; lurid; mat; matt; matted; misty; pale; powdered; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sallow; sick; sickly; wan; washed out; weak; wobbly; wonky
müde dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy
nachlässig dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy carefree; careless; disorderly; disorganised; disorganized; easy; grubby; inattentive; light-spirited; lighthearted; messy; negligent; shoddy; sloppy; slovenly; slutty; tarty; unconcerned
passiv passive calm; patient; resigned; waiting patiently
schlapp dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abstemious; clumsy; doltish; drained; dull; effete; faint; feeble; flabby; fragile; frail; gawky; helpless; impotent; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; pouchy; powerless; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; stiff; tasteless; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
schleppend dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; shuffling; slow; wavering
schwerfällig dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abstemious; arrogant; boorish; broad; clumsy; detailed; doltish; easy-going; elaborate; exhaustive; expansive; extensive; gawky; ill-bred; impudent; in detail; indolent; insolent; languid; lazy; listless; not very good; overbearing; owlish; poor; presumptuous; rigid; rude; rustic; shameless; slow; slow of comprehension; sluggish; stiff; tardy; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneasy; uneducated; unhandy; unmannerly; wide; widespread; wooden
schwül dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy erotic; erotical; sensual; sweltering; titillating
teilnahmslos dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy dry-eyed; groundless; impassive; indifferent; regardless; unaffected; unfounded; unmoved; unperturbed; untouched
träge dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy crippled; dawdling; dilatory; dragging; drained; easy-going; hesitating; indolent; lame; languid; lax; lazy; lingering; listless; slow; sluggish; supine; tardy; washed out; wavering
trödelig dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering
untätig passive bearing no interests; deserted; idle; uninhabited; vacant

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Synonyms for "passive":


Antonyms for "passive":


Related Definitions for "passive":

  1. lacking in energy or will1
    • Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself1
  2. expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb1
    • academics seem to favor passive sentences1
  3. peacefully resistant in response to injustice1
    • passive resistance1
  4. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb1
    • `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive1

Wiktionary Translations for passive:

passive
adjective
  1. not active, but acted upon
  2. taking no action
  3. grammar: being in the passive voice
  4. psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship
noun
  1. form of verb
passive
adjective
  1. Zustand, in dem man nichts tut

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
passive passiv lijdelijk — zonder verzet ongemak verdragend
passive passiv passif — Qui souffrir, qui subir l’action, l’impression.