PUSILLANIMITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Contemptible fearfulness

Synonyms:

pusillanimity; pusillanimousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("pusillanimity" is a kind of...):

fearfulness (the trait of being afraid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pusillanimity"):

poltroonery (abject pusillanimity)

Derivation:

pusillanimous (lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful)