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Meaning of pusillanimity in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌpjusələˈnɪmədi/

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  1. Noun

    pusillanimity

    Etymology

    late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimitas, from pusillanimis (translating Greek oligopsukhos), from pusillus‘very small’ + animus‘mind’, + -ity

    Definitions

    1. contemptible fearfulness

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