Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PASSIVITY
passivity, passiveness
(noun) the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
passivity, passiveness
(noun) submission to others or to outside influences
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
passivity (countable and uncountable, plural passivities)
The state of being passive.
Submissiveness.
A lack of initiative.
Synonyms
• passiveness
Antonyms
• activity
Source: Wiktionary
Pas*siv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. passivité.]
1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Physics)
Definition: The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. Cheyne.
3. (Chem.)
Definition: The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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