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Submissive

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
səbˈmɪsɪv

Definitions

  1. One who submits to a dominating partner in BDSM practices.
  2. One who submits.
    rare

Equivalents

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Examples

“These "submissives" continued to go along as near as possible following the old routine of their lives and did no overt act to annoy any of the parties of whites that persisted in traveling through their country.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Submissively Submissiveness submissivity submissness Submit Submits

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