Category:Pusillanimity

Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty, n. Etym: [l. pusillanimitas: cf. F. Pusillanimité.]

Defn: the quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; Cowardliness. The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. Shak. It is obvious to distinguished between an act of. . . pusillanimity And an act of great modesty or humility. South.

Syn. -- cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity.