listlessness vs passiveness

listlessness and passiveness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
listlessness	Yes	No	No	No
passiveness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, passiveness is a hypernym of listlessness; that is, passiveness is a word with a broader meaning than listlessness:

listlessness: inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
passiveness: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

Other hypernyms of listlessness include passivity.

listlessness (noun)	passiveness (noun)
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy	the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
a feeling of lack of interest or energy	submission to others or to outside influences