wishy-washy

1. 1.

   weak in willpower, courage or vitality

   Synonymsnamby-pambygutlessspineless

   Similarweak

Questions about wishy-washy

What does wishy-washy mean?

wishy-washy means "weak in willpower, courage or vitality".

How many syllables are in wishy-washy?

wishy-washy has 4 syllables: wi-shy--wa-shy. The stress falls on "shy-".

What is another word for wishy-washy?

Close synonyms include namby-pamby, gutless, spineless. 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 wishy-washy a common word?

wishy-washy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.