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PUSILLANIMOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Contemptible fearfulness
Synonyms:
pusillanimity; pusillanimousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pusillanimousness" is a kind of...):
fearfulness (the trait of being afraid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pusillanimousness"):
poltroonery (abject pusillanimity)
Derivation:
pusillanimous (lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful)
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