English Explanatory Dictionary

spineless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spineless.wav

Word forms

spineless more spineless most spineless

Etymology

From spine + -less.

Synonyms

unspined unspiny invertebrate gutless boneless backboneless base bitch-ass caitiff candy-assed chicken chicken-hearted chicken-livered chickenshit courageless cowardish cowardly cowardy cowhearted cowish craven cravenhearted cringey dastard dastardly dickless dough-faced fainthearted fearful fraidy gizzardless heartless invalorous hen-hearted kiasi lily-livered liver-faced liver-hearted low-hearted miching milky milk-livered mouse-hearted mousy nerveless niddering nidering niding nithing nutless pigeon-livered poltroonish poor-spirited punk pusillanimous pussylike ratlike rabbit-hearted recrayed retromingent

Antonyms

spined spiny

Derived words

spineless eel spinelessly spinelessness spineless sadism

Translations

Belarusian: бесхрыбе́тны Bulgarian: безгръбна́чен Czech: bezpáteřný Estonian: selgrootu Finnish: selkärangaton German: rückgratlos German: stachellos Macedonian: безрбетен Māori: iwituararokore Polish: bezkręgowy Russian: бесхребе́тный Russian: беспозвоно́чный Swedish: ryggradslös Ukrainian: безхребе́тний
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