pusilanimidade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • pusillanimidade (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin pusillanimitās, pusillanimitātem. By surface analysis, pusilânime + -idade

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.zi.la.ni.miˈda.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.zi.la.ni.miˈda.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.zi.lɐ.ni.miˈda.dɨ/ [pu.zi.lɐ.ni.miˈða.ðɨ]

  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi, -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: pu‧si‧la‧ni‧mi‧da‧de

Noun

pusilanimidade f (plural pusilanimidades)

  1. cowardice
    Synonyms: covardia, frouxidão
  2. prostration
    Synonyms: desânimo, prostração
  3. fear
    Synonyms: medo, poltronice

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