pusillanimity, pusillanimousness
(noun) contemptible fearfulness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pusillanimity (countable and uncountable, plural pusillanimities)
The quality or state of being pusillanimous; the vice of being timid and cowardly, and thus not living up to one's full potential; pusillanimousness.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimité.]
Definition: The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. Shak. It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility. South.
Syn.
– Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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