# spineless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #32,599

## Definitions
1. Having no spines, prickles, or thorns.
2. Having no spinal column.
3. Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character.

## Etymology
From spine + -less.

## Common misspellings (12)
`psineless`, `sipneless`, `spienless`, `spineelss`, `spineles`, `spinelless`, `spinelses`, `spinleess`, `spinneless`, `spnieless`, `sppineless`, `sspineless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spineless