Submissive: meaning, definitions and examples
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submissive
[ sษbหmษชsษชv ]
in relationships
Ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive.
Synonyms
compliant, docile, obedient, passive, yielding.
Examples of usage
- She was always submissive to her boss's orders.
- He has a submissive personality, always agreeing with others.
in BDSM
Willing to submit to the control or authority of another person, typically in a sexual or erotic context.
Synonyms
compliant, docile, obedient, pliant, subservient.
Examples of usage
- She enjoys playing the submissive role in their BDSM relationship.
- He prefers being the dominant rather than the submissive in BDSM scenarios.
Translations
Translations of the word "submissive" in other languages:
๐ต๐น submisso
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเฅเคเคพเคเคพเคฐเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช unterwรผrfig
๐ฎ๐ฉ patuh
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะพะบััะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ ulegลy
๐ฏ๐ต ๅพ้ ใช
๐ซ๐ท soumis
๐ช๐ธ sumiso
๐น๐ท itaatkรขr
๐ฐ๐ท ์์ข ์ ์ธ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎุงุถุน
๐จ๐ฟ podลรญzenรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ podriadenรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ้กบไป็
๐ธ๐ฎ pokoren
๐ฎ๐ธ hlรฝรฐinn
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะพะนัาฑะฝาัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แฉแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ itaษtkar
๐ฒ๐ฝ sumiso
Etymology
The word 'submissive' originated from the Latin word 'submissus', which means 'yielding, submissive'. It has been used in English since the late 16th century to describe someone who is obedient or compliant. Over time, the term has evolved to also include its usage in the context of BDSM relationships, where it refers to someone who willingly submits to another's control or authority.
See also: submission, submissiveness, submit, submitter, submitting.