About The Word Pusillanimity

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Pusillanimity to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pusillanimity definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Pusillanimity

Pusillanimity Meaning & Definition
Pusillanimity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pusillanimity?

[n] contemptible fearfulness

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pusillanimity: pusillanimousness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pusillanimity:

See Also | fearfulness | poltroonery

Pusillanimity In Webster's Dictionary

\Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimit['e].] 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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Originator ‐ someone who creates…
  • Elisha graves otis ‐ United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with…
  • Tailgate ‐ a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading [v]…
  • Simchat torah ‐ (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of…
  • Ripple mark ‐ one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents…
  • Hymenoxys grandiflora ‐ whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems…
  • Multifariousness ‐ noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the…
  • Sentiency ‐ the faculty through which the external world is apprehended;…
  • Macro instruction ‐ a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions…
  • Leanness ‐ the property of having…