submissive
Meekly obedient or passiveMeekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
» Tom really is submissive, isn't he?
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2 sensesMeekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
submissiv, unterwürfig, demütig
поко́рныйpokórnyj, смире́нныйsmirénnyj, послу́шныйposlúšnyj
покірнийpokirnyj
Desiring or engaging in sexual submission.
- inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
- abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
Examples
22 sentencesTom really is submissive, isn't he?
Dominant or submissive - which part do you want to play?
Домінантну чи сабмісивну - яку з ролей ти хочеш грати? — Ahha
deDominant oder devot - welchen Part willst du übernehmen? — GuidoW
He's a submissive.
Він сабмісив. — Ahha
Layla was submissive to her husband.
Mary really is submissive, isn't she?
Translations
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Forms
more submissive, most submissive| Comparative | more submissive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most submissive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant:slavishsubservient
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.