Afraid vs Pusillanimous - What's the difference?
afraid | pusillanimous | Related terms |
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
(colloquial) regretful, sorry
Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity
* 1882 — , On the Decay of the Art of Lying [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2572/2572.txt].
As adjectives the difference between afraid and pusillanimous
is that afraid is impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear while pusillanimous is showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.afraid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He is afraid of death.
- He is afraid to die.
- He is afraid that he will die.
- I am afraid I can not help you in this matter .
Usage notes
* (term) expresses a lesser degree of fear than (terrified) or (frightened). It is often followed by the preposition (term) and the object of fear, or by an infinitive, or by a dependent clause, as shown in the examples above.Synonyms
* (Impressed with fear or apprehension) afeared, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous * (Regretful) sorry * See alsoDerived terms
* 'fraid * afraidness * I'm afraid not * I'm afraid so * unafraidSee also
* fearStatistics
* 1000 English basic words ----pusillanimous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.
- Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being ashamed of our high calling.