Passivity
Passivity , noun
[Compare French passivité.]
1.
Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. — Jer. Taylor
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.
(Chemistry) The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.