What does pusillanimous mean?

pusillanimous means "lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful".

How many syllables are in pusillanimous?

pusillanimous has 5 syllables: pu-sil-lan-i-mous. The stress falls on "lan". In IPA it is /pjusəˈlænəməs/.

What is another word for pusillanimous?

Close synonyms include poor-spirited, unmanly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pusillanimous a common word?

pusillanimous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Pusillanimous — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
Synonymspoor-spirited unmanly
Similarcowardly

Questions about pusillanimous

What does pusillanimous mean?: pusillanimous means "lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful".
How many syllables are in pusillanimous?: pusillanimous has 5 syllables: pu-sil-lan-i-mous. The stress falls on "lan". In IPA it is /pjusəˈlænəməs/.
What is another word for pusillanimous?: Close synonyms include poor-spirited, unmanly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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