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   Pu·sil·la·nim·i·ty

   /ˌpyo͞osələˈnimədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. lack of courage or determination; timidity: "the pusillanimity of his answer surprised me"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimitas, from pusillanimis (translating Greek oligopsukhos), from pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘mind’, + -ity.

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   What is pusillanimity?

   • The state or quality of being pusillanimous; cowardice. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. -Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.

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   What does pusillanimous mean?

   • As if the miserable, pusillanimous reprobates did not know it as well as you! He had always been more or less pusillanimous in the face of winter. Pusillanimous definition: lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.. See examples of PUSILLANIMOUS used in a sentence.

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   Where does the word pusillanimity come from?

   • From pusillanim (ous) + -ity, from Middle French pusillanimité, from the ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis, from pusillus (puny) + animus (spirit) + -ous. A translation of the Greek ὀλιγόψυχος (oligópsukhos, “faint-hearted”) . pusillanimity ( countable and uncountable, plural pusillanimities)

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   When was pusillanimity first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun pusillanimity is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for pusillanimity is from before 1393, in the writing of John Gower, poet. pusillanimity is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French pusillanimite.

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   Synonyms for PUSILLANIMITY: fearfulness, cowardice, cowardliness, gutlessness, spinelessness, cravenness, timidity, weakness; Antonyms of PUSILLANIMITY: virtue, courage, heroism, gallantry, bravery, nerve, valor, fearlessness.

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   3 days ago · PUSILLANIMITY definition: the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.

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   Pusillanimity definition: The state or quality of being pusillanimous; cowardice.

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   Pusillanimity definition, the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness. See more.

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   What does the noun pusillanimity mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun pusillanimity . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   from The Century Dictionary. noun The state or condition of being pusillanimous; lack of that spirit which constitutes courage or fortitude; cowardliness; timidity. noun Synonyms Poltroonery. See coward, n. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.