spinelessness

noun

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1
as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character the spinelessness that the grown woman has shown in dealing with her overbearing mother

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2
as in fearfulness
a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger charged the midshipman with sickening spinelessness under fire

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“Spinelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinelessness. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

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