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Webster 1913 Edition

Pusillanimity

Puˊsil-la-nim′i-ty

,
Noun.
[L.
pusillanimitas
: cf. F.
pusillanimité
.]
The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness.
The badge of
pusillanimity
and cowardice.
Shakespeare
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 1828 Edition

Pusillanimity

PUSILLANIM'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. pusillanimitas; pusillus,small, weak, and animus,courage.] Want of that firmness and strength of mind which constitutes courage or fortitude; weakness of spirit; cowardliness; that feebleness of mind which shrinks from trifling or imaginary dangers.
It is obvious to distinguish between an act of pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility.

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