spinelessness

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spinelessness

/ˈspɑɪn.ləs.nəs/

noun

uncountable The state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice. Johnson's political spinelessness is a betrayal not just of the North, but the whole country, and its ramifications will wreak havoc with the life chances and prospects of generations to come.

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noun state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)

日本語	無脊椎 mu-sekitsui, 無脊椎状態 mu-sekitsui jōtai
中文	無脊椎狀態 /无脊椎状态 wú jǐchuí zhuàngtài
हिन्दी	रीढ़हीनता rīṛhhīntā
Deutsch	Rückgratlosigkeit, Willenlosigkeit
Русский	бесхара́ктерность besxarákternostʹ, мягкоте́лость mjaxkotélostʹ, безво́лие bezvólije, слабохара́ктерность slaboxarákternostʹ
العربية	اللافارية al-lāfaqāriyyah

noun cowardice

日本語	臆病 okubyō
中文	懦弱 nuòruò
हिन्दी	कायरता kāyartā
العربية	الجبن al-jubn

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@misc{spinelessness_2026,
  title = {spinelessness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spinelessness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}