passivity

[ pa-siv-i-tee ]

/ pæˈsɪv ɪ ti /

Also pas·sive·ness

[pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/. the state or condition of being passive.

chemical inactivity, especially the resistance to corrosion of certain metals when covered with a coherent oxide layer.

Origin of passivity

First recorded in 1650–60; passive + -ity

And particularly when passiveness can enable challengers to the leadership of political Islam to make headway.

Tehran's Pitiful Bid For Attention |Trita Parsi |September 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
At first we thought his silence and passiveness, so unusual in a temper so fiery, were fortunate for securing his personal safety.

Anne of Geierstein |Walter Scott
This silence, this passiveness on the part of their hitherto aggressive and turbulent gaolers was portentous.

The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley |Bertram Mitford
Meanwhile the boy, emboldened by Jack's passiveness, followed, with more abuse of the same sort.

Timothy Crump's Ward |Horatio Alger

The passiveness of our neighbors increases our sense of security, and plays into the hands of our wilfulness.

Considerations on Representative Government |John Stuart Mill
The provisions, for those who require them, I do not object to, but the passiveness is fatally injurious.

Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party |Martin Robinson Delany