supinity

noun

su·​pin·​i·​ty

səˈpinətē,

süˈp-

plural -es

: supineness

Eastern government rested not so much on consent or force, as on the common supinity

—T. E. Lawrence

Word History

Etymology

Latin supinitat-, supinitas, from supinus supine + -itat-, -itas -ity

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