HyperDic: submissive

English > 2 senses of the word *submissive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	submissive	inclined or willing / willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
ADJECTIVE	all	submissive, slavish, subservient	abjectly submissive

submissive > pronunciation
Sounds	sahbmih'sihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *submissive*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Inclined or willing / willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination.
Examples	"submissive servants" "a submissive reply" "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"
Narrower	abject	showing humiliation or submissiveness
	bowed, bowing	showing an excessively deferential manner
	cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy	totally submissive
	dominated, henpecked	harassed by persistent nagging
	meek, spiritless	evidencing little spirit or courage
See also	humble	marked by meekness or modesty
	obedient	dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
	subordinate	subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
	unassertive	Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
Opposite	domineering	tending to domineer
Spanish	sumiso
Nouns	submissiveness	the trait of being willing / willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
Verbs	submit	yield to another's wish / wish or opinion
Verbs	submit	yield to the control of another

English > *submissive*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant.
Example	"she has become submissive and subservient"
Synonyms	slavish, subservient
Broader	servile	submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
Spanish	esclavo, servil
Nouns	submissiveness	the trait of being willing / willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
Adverbs	submissively	in a servile manner
Verbs	submit	yield to the control of another

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