pusillanimity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun contemptible fearfulness
    pusillanimousness.

WordNet

Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimité.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913