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plucklessness

plucklessness noun: absence of pluck or courage; timidity.

Noun

plucklessness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Absence of pluck or courage; timidity.

Origin of plucklessness

From pluckless + -ness.

Questions about plucklessness

What does plucklessness mean?
Plucklessness means absence of pluck or courage; timidity.
What part of speech is plucklessness?
Plucklessness is a noun.

Words near plucklessness in the dictionary

  1. plucking posts
  2. plucking up
  3. plucking up one's courage
  4. pluckings
  5. pluckless
  6. plucklessness
  7. Pluckley
  8. Pluckrose
  9. plucks
  10. plucks out
  11. plucks up

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