PASSIVITY

Pas‐siv″i‐ty (?), n. [[Cf. F. passivité.]] 1. 1. Passiveness; — opposed to activity. Jer. Taylor.
2. 2. (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. Cheyne.
3. 3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.