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ninnyism

ninnyism noun: predisposition to act like a ninny.

Noun

ninnyism (plural ninnyisms)

  1. predisposition to act like a ninny
    • He wondered at his own degree of ninnyism. How severe was it? How incurable was it? Could a man walk through life in a constant readiness to duck?1962, John D. MacDonald, The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything, first edition, page 56

Forms of ninnyism

pluralninnyisms

Origin of ninnyism

From ninny + -ism.

Questions about ninnyism

What does ninnyism mean?
Ninnyism means predisposition to act like a ninny.
What part of speech is ninnyism?
Ninnyism is a noun.
What is the plural of ninnyism?
The plural of ninnyism is ninnyisms.

Words near ninnyism in the dictionary

  1. ninny
  2. ninny-pinny
  3. ninnyhammer
  4. ninnyhammers
  5. ninnyish
  6. ninnyism
  7. ninnyisms
  8. Ninomiya
  9. ninon
  10. ninong
  11. ninongs

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