pusilánime — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pushover noun Someone who is easily persuaded, taken advantage of, or pushed around.
- sheep noun A woolly grazing animal kept for its meat, wool, or milk.
- weakling noun A physically frail or sickly person.
- wimp noun Someone seen as weak, timid, or lacking backbone.
- wuss noun An informal, slightly mocking word for someone seen as weak, timid, or easily scared.
Senses
pusilánime is used for these senses in English:
- fainthearted Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
- feeble-minded Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence
- pushover Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
- pusillanimous Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity. [from 16th c.]
- sheep (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
- weakling weak, either physically, morally or mentally
- weakling (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
- wimp (chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
pushover — full definition
- noun Someone who is easily persuaded, taken advantage of, or pushed around.
- noun Something very easy to accomplish.
sheep — full definition
- noun A woolly grazing animal kept for its meat, wool, or milk.
- noun A timid person who follows others without thinking for themselves.