gutlessness
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gut·less
(gŭt′lĭs)adj. Slang
1. Lacking courage or drive.
2. Lacking substance; weak or insignificant.
gut′less·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | gutlessness - the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury fearfulness - the trait of being afraid gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness - the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury |
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gutlessness
nounSlang. Ignoble lack of courage:
chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint-heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness.
Slang: yellowness, yellow streak.
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