supineness
Lying face up
Supineness is the quality of being passive, inactive, or showing a lack of will to act.
The word derives from supine, meaning lying face upward—a posture suggesting vulnerability and inaction.
It carries a note of criticism: The committee's supineness in the face of corruption was disgraceful.
Where laziness suggests unwillingness to exert effort, supineness suggests an almost spineless acceptance of circumstances.
Reclining in idleness
- lollingHanging or reclining loosely
- recliningLeaning backward at rest
- sprawlingSpread irregularly outward
- lazingResting without aim
loafing · resting · dawdling · vegetating · inactivity · slothfulness · laziness · indolence
State of non-resistance
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- docilityReadiness to submit
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
yielding · deference · obedience · subservience · tractability · nonresistance · resignation · pliability
Inactive, sluggish state
- languorWeary, dreamy fatigue
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
- lassitudeState of weary indifference
drowsiness · weariness · fatigue · enervation · heaviness · somnolence · stupor · exhaustion
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
insouciance · dispassion · impassivity · aloofness · coldness · unresponsiveness · phlegm · stolidity
lounging
Reclining in idleness
- lollingHanging or reclining loosely
- recliningLeaning backward at rest
- sprawlingSpread irregularly outward
lazing · loafing · resting · dawdling · vegetating · inactivity · slothfulness · laziness · indolence · do-nothingness
passivity
State of non-resistance
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- docilityReadiness to submit
meekness · yielding · deference · obedience · subservience · tractability · nonresistance · resignation · pliability · surrender
torpor
Inactive, sluggish state
- languorWeary, dreamy fatigue
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
lassitude · drowsiness · weariness · fatigue · enervation · heaviness · somnolence · stupor · exhaustion · sleepiness
indifference
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
nonchalance · insouciance · dispassion · impassivity · aloofness · coldness · unresponsiveness · phlegm · stolidity · emotionlessness
supinenessalacrity
Eager and cheerful promptness
busyness · activity · vigor · vivacity · industriousness
supinenessassertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
forcefulness · determination · resoluteness · backbone · defiance
supinenessinterest
Attention, stake, or fee
concern · engagement · attentiveness · alertness · vigilance