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TOEFL BNC: 19364 COCA: 17954

submissive

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submissive /səbˈmɪsɪv/ adjective
submissive
/səbˈmɪsɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of SUBMISSIVE
[more submissive; most submissive]
: willing to obey someone else顺从的;服从的

— submissively

adverb

— submissiveness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 19364 COCA: 17954

submissive

adjective

sub·​mis·​sive səb-ˈmi-siv How to pronounce submissive (audio)
: submitting to others
submissive employees
submissively adverb
submissiveness noun

Example Sentences

it's not in her nature to be submissive
Recent Examples on the Web In a world where women are already held to different standards than men, treading the line between being perceived as submissive and aggressive, this vote of inconfidence from a powerful entity can serve to sharpen that double-edged sword. Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 26 June 2022 Similar to Alexa and Siri, such robots are docile, submissive, and designed to please. Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 They were taught to be obedient and submissive, even as they were abused. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022 And they are widely considered capable and smart in supporting roles but too deferential and submissive to run lines of business or entire organizations. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022 Here’s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck. Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 Last fall, during Richard Quinn's London Fashion Week show, drag queen Violet Chachki wore a cinched dominatrix catsuit and mask down the runway -- complete with a submissive companion crawling in-tow. Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 May 2022 Almond described him as combative at times and submissive at other times. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 Lovett and Vilim’s reference point was the 1975 version of the The Stepford Wives, which is about a woman who moves to suburban Connecticut and comes to suspect that the submissive, samey-looking wives all around her are robots programmed to serve. Vogue, 24 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of submissive was in 1572
TOEFL BNC: 19364 COCA: 17954

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