PUSILLANIMOUS

Meaning of PUSILLANIMOUS in English

adj. lacking courage; timid.

Derivatives:

pusillanimity n. pusillanimously adv.

Etymology: eccl.L pusillanimis f. pusillus very small + animus mind

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PUSILLANIMOUS — pusilanim (-itá)
English interlingue dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — adjective see: puerile Date: 1586 lacking courage and resolution ; marked by contemptible timidity, see: cowardly ~ly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUSILLANIMOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lanəməs adjective Etymology: Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus very small (diminutive of pusus small child) + animus soul, mind, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — (a.) Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels.
Английский словарь Webster
PUSILLANIMOUS — (a.) Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said …
Английский словарь Webster
PUSILLANIMOUS — ( a. ) Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — ( a. ) Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — — pusillanimously , adv. /pyooh'seuh lan"euh meuhs/ , adj. 1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid. 2. proceeding from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. cowardly, timid, fearful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUSILLANIMOUS — adjective Etymology: Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus very small (diminutive of pusus boy) + animus spirit; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. 2. pusillanimous ·adj destitute …
Webster English vocab
PUSILLANIMOUS — [ ˌpju:sɪ'lanɪməs ] ■ adjective lacking courage or determination; timid. Derivatives pusillanimity -lə'nɪmɪti noun ~ly adverb Origin ME: from eccles. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUSILLANIMOUS — [pu.sil.lan.i.mous] adj [LL pusillanimis, fr. L pusillus very small (dim. of pusus boy) + animus spirit; perh. akin to L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUSILLANIMOUS — pusillanimous BrE AmE ˌpjuːs ɪ ˈlæn ɪm əs ◂ ˌpjuːz-, ˌ•ə-, -əm əs ▷ pusillanimous|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — / ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs; NAmE / adjective ( formal ) frightened to take risks SYN cowardly •• WORD ORIGIN late Middle English …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — pu ‧ sil ‧ lan ‧ i ‧ mous /ˌpjuːsəˈlænəməs, ˌpjuːsɪˈlænəməs/ BrE AmE adjective formal [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. lacking courage; timid. øøpusillanimity n. pusillanimously adv. [eccl.L pusillanimis f. pusillus very small + animus mind]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. lacking courage; timid. pusillanimity n. pusillanimously adv. [ eccl.L pusillanimis f. pusillus very small + animus mind ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — If you say that someone is pusillanimous , you mean that they are timid or afraid. ( FORMAL ) The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — If you say that someone is ~, you mean that they are timid or afraid. (FORMAL) The authorities have been …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PUSILLANIMOUS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Others would see the acceptance of this bounded walking environment as timid and pusillanimous . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUSILLANIMOUS — [adjective] [formal] - weak and cowardly; frightened of taking risksHe's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.
Cambridge English vocab
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: COWARDLY , ||chicken, coward, craven, gutless, lily-livered, poltroon, poltroonish, spunkless, unmanly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PUSILLANIMOUS — a. Cowardly, timorous, timid, feeble, recreant, dastardly, effeminate, spiritless, weak, mean-spirited, little-souled, faint-hearted.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PUSILLANIMOUS — adjective Synonyms: cowardly , ||chicken, coward, craven, gutless, lily-livered, poltroon, poltroonish, spunkless, unmanly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective TIMID, timorous, cowardly, fearful, faint-hearted, lily-livered, spineless, craven, shrinking; informal chicken, gutless, wimpy, wimpish, sissy, yellow, yellow-bellied. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUSILLANIMOUS — прил. малодушный, трусливый Syn : cowardly (книжное) малодушный, трусливый pusillanimous малодушный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUSILLANIMOUS — Малодушный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PUSILLANIMOUS — pusillanimous.ogg ͵pju:sıʹlænıməs a книжн. малодушный, трусливый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUSILLANIMOUS — прил. малодушный, трусливый Syn : cowardly (книжное) малодушный, трусливый pusillanimous малодушный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. Pronunciation: - ' la-n ə -m ə s Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus very small …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUSILLANIMOUS — (a) малодушный; трусливый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — a книжн. малодушный, трусливый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PUSILLANIMOUS — a книжн. малодушный, трусливый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. малодушный
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PUSILLANIMOUS — adj. малодушный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PUSILLANIMOUS — прил. малодушный, трусливый Syn: cowardly
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PUSILLANIMOUS — прил. малодушный, трусливый Syn: cowardly
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PUSILLANIMOUS — _a. малодушный _Syn: cowardly
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PUSILLANIMOUS — a. малодушный Syn: cowardly
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PUSILLANIMOUS — _a. малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PUSILLANIMOUS — малодушный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — малодушный
English-Russian vocab
PUSILLANIMOUS — малодушный, трусливый
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
PUSILLANIMOUS — малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford English vocab

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