submissive

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /səbˈmɪsɪv/

Adjective

submissive

1. Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
   • 1913, Edward Lee Thorndike, Educational Psychology, Teachers college, Columbia university, page 92:

     If the human being who answers these tendencies assumes a submissive behavior, in essence a lowering of head and shoulders, wavering glance, absence of all preparations for attack, general weakening of muscle tonus, and hesitancy in movement, the movements of attempt at mastery become modified into attempts at the more obvious swagger, strut and glare of triumph.

Synonyms

• biddable
• docile
• meek
• slavish
• timid
• obedient
• subservient

Antonyms

• dominant, domineering (ruling)
• defiant, rebellious (ignoring)

Translations

• French: soumis
• German: submissiv, unterwürfig, demütig, fügsam, gefügig, gehorsam
• Italian: sottomesso
• Portuguese: submisso, submissivo
• Russian: поко́рный
• Spanish: sumiso

Noun

submissive (plural submissives)

1. (BDSM) One who submits to a dominant partner in BDSM practices.
2. (rare) One who submits.

Translations

• French: passif, soumis , soumise
• Spanish: sumiso, sumisa

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