Synonyms & related words for pusillanimous

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Words related to pusillanimous

Explore words related to pusillanimous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pusillanimously, cowardly, chickenhearted, gutless, poltroonish, simperingly, dastardliness, poltroon. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does pusillanimous come from?

The word pusillanimous breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pusill-, from Latin pusillus (“very small”); and -anim, from Latin animus (“mind, spirit”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.