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- [pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muh s]
- /ˌpyu səˈlæn ə məs/
- /ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ɪ.məs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muh s]
- /ˌpyu səˈlæn ə məs/
Definitions of pusillanimous word
- adjective pusillanimous lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid. 1
- adjective pusillanimous proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit. 1
- adjective pusillanimous timid, not brave 1
- adjective pusillanimous If you say that someone is pusillanimous, you mean that they are timid or afraid. 0
- adjective pusillanimous characterized by a lack of courage or determination 0
- adjective pusillanimous timid, cowardly, or irresolute; fainthearted 0
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Origin of pusillanimous
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Late Latin pusillanimis petty-spirited, equivalent to Latin pusill(us) very small, petty + -anim(is) -spirited, -minded (anim(us) spirit + -is adj. suffix); see -ous
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Parts of speech for Pusillanimous
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pusillanimous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pusillanimous
adj pusillanimous
- aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
- chicken-hearted — easily frightened; cowardly
- chickenhearted — timid; fearful; cowardly.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- craven — Someone who is craven is very cowardly.
adjective pusillanimous
- cowhearted — cowardly.
- rabbity — any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
- wimpish — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- wussy — a weakling; wimp.
Antonyms for pusillanimous
adjective pusillanimous
- audacious — Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
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