pusilânime
Portuguese, noun/pu.ziˈlɐ̃.ni.mi/
pusilânime is spelled P-U-S-I-L-Â-N-I-M-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Portuguese, the 166,096th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pusilânime is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “one who is pusillanimous; a coward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que tem ânimo fraco; medroso, covarde”.
What does pusilânime mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepusillanimous (showing cowardice)
- 2
femininemasculinelacking in enthusiasm
noun
- 1
femininemasculineone who is pusillanimous; a coward
- 2
femininemasculineone who lacks enthusiasm
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem ânimo fraco; medroso, cobarde (ou covarde)
noun: 1. pessoa que tem ânimo fraco; medroso, covarde
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pusilânime
- pusilânimes plural
- pusillânime alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pusilânime?
- Brazil /pu.ziˈlɐ̃.ni.mi/
- Portugal /pu.ziˈlɐ.ni.mɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pusilânime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pusilânime in Portuguese?
pusilânime appears about once in every 33 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).