wimpishness
Lack of spine
Wimpishness is the quality of being wimpy—timid, weak, or lacking courage.
The word carries mild contempt, suggesting someone who backs down too easily or can't handle ordinary challenges: His wimpishness about cold weather meant he never joined us skiing.
The noun form of wimpish, itself derived from wimp.
Lack of strength
- frailtyWeakness of body
- ineffectualityInability to produce results
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
impotence · incapacity · enervation · softness · delicacy · namby-pamby · milquetoast · jellyfish
Chronic state of dread
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- spinelessnessLack of courage
- gutlessnessLack of bravery
- pusillanimityContemptible lack of courage
faintheartedness · cravenness · yellowness · chickenheartedness · timorousness · dastardliness · poltroonery · quailing
State of non-resistance
- docilityReadiness to submit
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- mildnessGentle, moderate quality
- unassertivenessLack of forcefulness
compliance · deference · placidity · tameness · unobtrusiveness · submissiveness · acquiescence · diffidence
Uncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
uncertainty · nervousness · self-consciousness · unease · trepidation · jitters · worry · overthinking
feebleness
Lack of strength
- frailtyWeakness of body
- ineffectualityInability to produce results
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
powerlessness · impotence · incapacity · enervation · softness · delicacy · namby-pamby · milquetoast · jellyfish · doormat
fearfulness
Chronic state of dread
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- spinelessnessLack of courage
- gutlessnessLack of bravery
pusillanimity · faintheartedness · cravenness · yellowness · chickenheartedness · timorousness · dastardliness · poltroonery · quailing · shrinking
passivity
State of non-resistance
- docilityReadiness to submit
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- mildnessGentle, moderate quality
unassertiveness · compliance · deference · placidity · tameness · unobtrusiveness · submissiveness · acquiescence · diffidence · timidness
self-doubt
Uncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
inadequacy · uncertainty · nervousness · self-consciousness · unease · trepidation · jitters · worry · overthinking · fragility
wimpishnessbravery
Boldness before danger
courage · valor · fearlessness · stoutheartedness · intrepidity
wimpishnesstoughness
Resilient durability under strain
hardiness · ruggedness · resilience · fortitude · sturdiness
wimpishnessassertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
boldness · forcefulness · aggressiveness · decisiveness · self-assurance
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