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pusillanimous

  (pyū'sə-lăn'ə-məs) pronunciation
adj.

Lacking courage; cowardly.

[Middle English pusillanimus, from Late Latin pusillanimis : Latin pusillus, weak, diminutive of pullus, young of an animal + animus, reason, mind.]

pusillanimously pu'sil·lan'i·mous·ly adv.
 
 
Word Overheard: pusillanimous

Pusillanimous is probably a bad word to use for our first Say What entry. It means cowardly. But David Brooks used it in his column on Saturday, and we received over 4,000 lookups of this word since then. It's a fun column.

Link: Saturday Night Lite

 
Thesaurus: pusillanimous

adjective

    Ignobly lacking in courage: chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, unmanly. Slang chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied. See fear/courage.

 
Obscure Words: pusillanimous


lacking courage and resolution; marked by contemptible timidity
 
Word Tutor: pusillanimous
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Without spirit or bravery.

pronunciation It is pusillanimous to leave a friend behind to face a danger alone.

 
Translations: Translations for: Pusillanimous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forsagt, fej

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleinhartig, laf

Français (French)
adj. - pusillanime

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feige

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άτολμος, λιπόψυχος, ψοφοδεής

Italiano (Italian)
pusillanime

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pusilânime

Русский (Russian)
малодушный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pusilánime

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - försagd, räddhågad

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
无气力的, 优柔寡断的, 胆怯的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無氣力的, 優柔寡斷的, 膽怯的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무기력한, 겁 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 小心な, いくじなしの, 臆病な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جبان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פחדן‬


 
 

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