pusillanimity
Meaning of pusillanimity
- lack of courage or determination; timidity.
the pusillanimity of his answer surprised me
late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimitas, from pusillanimis (translating Greek oligopsukhos ), from pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘mind’, + -ity.
Information about pusillanimity
- It is a name.
- The plural form of pusillanimity is: pusillanimities.
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Hyphenation of pusillanimity
pusil-la-nim-ity
- It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
- pusillanimity is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
pusillanimity synonyms
Meaning pusillanimousness:
Words that rhyme with pusillanimity
mity, Amity, amity, calamity, fogramity, extremity, superextremity, supremity, Sublimity, dimity, equanimity, intimity, legitimity, limity, longanimity, magnanimity, medianimity, nonproximity, ophelimity, optimity, parvanimity, primity, proximity, sanctanimity, simity, sublimity, ultimity, unanimity, unproximity, ununanimity, skimmity, summity, enmity, atomity, comity, vomity, Nonconformity, abnormity, anticonformity, biformity, confirmity, conformity, cribriformity, cruciformity, deformity, deiformity, difformity, disconformity, disformity, disuniformity