Pusillanimity

Pusillanimity
Pusillanimity Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty, n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimit['e].] The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. [1913 Webster]

The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility. --South. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity. [1913 Webster]


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  • pusillanimity — pusillanimous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking courage; timid. DERIVATIVES pusillanimity noun. ORIGIN from Latin pusillus very small + animus mind …   English terms dictionary

  • pusillanimity — noun Date: 14th century the quality or state of being pusillanimous ; cowardliness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pusillanimity — /pyooh seuh leuh nim i tee/, n. the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness. [1350 1400; ME < LL pusillanimitas. See PUSILLANIMOUS, ITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • pusillanimity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Ignoble lack of courage: chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint heartedness, funk, unmanliness. Slang: gutlessness, yellowness, yellow streak. See FEAR …   English dictionary for students

  • pusillanimity — pu·sil·la·nim·i·ty || ‚pjuːsɪlÉ™ nɪmÉ™tɪ n. cowardliness, timidity, fearfulness …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • pusillanimity — n timidity, timorousness, cowardice, cowardliness, lily liveredness, faint heartedness, weak heartedness, Inf. chicken heartedness, Sl. yellow belliedness; faint heart, weak knees, white feather, no backbone, a backbone of banana, Inf. chicken… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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