pusillanimous
/ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs/adjective
उच्चारण प्यूसिलैनिमस
कायर, डरपोक, भीरु
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frightened to take risks; lacking courage
कायर, डरपोक, भीरु
- a pusillanimous leader who avoided every hard decision
- Calling the committee pusillanimous, the editor said it feared every decision that might upset someone.
- It was pusillanimous of the manager to blame his juniors for the failure.
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- The pusillanimous king gave up his fort without a fight.
- He was too pusillanimous to speak up at the meeting.
Synonyms cowardly timid faint-hearted spineless craven
Opposite brave bold courageous daring
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
pu·sil·lan·i·mous
With -sill- and -animous (not 'pusilanimous').
-sill- और अंत में -animous ('pusilanimous' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the cowardly words together: pusillanimous, craven, faint-hearted, spineless (informal), lily-livered.
कायरता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pusillanimous, craven, faint-hearted, spineless (अनौपचारिक), lily-livered।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin pusillus (very small) and animus (mind or spirit), the opposite of magnanimous (great-minded, generous).
Latin pusillus (बहुत छोटा) और animus (मन या आत्मा) से, magnanimous (उदार-हृदय) का विपरीत।