pusillanimity
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pusillanimity
- /pjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪti/
Where it comes from
From pusillanim(ous) + -ity, from Middle French pusillanimité, from the ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis, from pusillus (puny) + animus (spirit) + -ous. A translation of the Greek ὀλιγόψυχος (oligópsukhos, “faint-hearted”).
noun pusillanimities
- The quality or state of being pusillanimous; the vice of being timid and cowardly, and thus not living up to one's full potential; pusillanimousness. The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […]
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noun being timid
| Español | pusilanimidad |
|---|---|
| Português | pusilanimidade |
| Français | pusillanimité |
| Italiano | pusillanimità |
| Русский | малоду́шие malodúšije |
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title = {pusillanimity},
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