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SPINELESSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spinelessness mean?
• SPINELESSNESS (noun)
The noun SPINELESSNESS has 1 sense:
1. the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition
Familiarity information: SPINELESSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("spinelessness" is a kind of...):
meekness; subduedness (a disposition to be patient and long suffering)
Derivation:
spineless (weak in willpower, courage or vitality)
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