pusilánime
Spanish, noun/pusiˈlanime/
pusilánime is spelled P-U-S-I-L-Á-N-I-M-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,859th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pusilánime is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pushover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pusilánime mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepusillanimous, fainthearted, weak-kneed
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepushover
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Falto de ánimo y valor para intentar cosas grandes, tolerar las desgracias, enfrentarse a dificultades o defender ideas propias.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pusilánime
- pusilánimes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pusilánime?
- /pusiˈlanime/
- [pu.siˈla.ni.me]
- [pusiˈlanime]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pusilánime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pusilánime in Spanish?
pusilánime appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).