poltroonery
poltroonery noun: cowardice; lack of spirit; pusillanimity.
Noun
poltroonery (countable and uncountable, plural poltrooneries)
- Cowardice; lack of spirit; pusillanimity.
- Genius, Poet: do we know what these words mean? […] Nature’s own sacred voice heard once more athwart the dreary boundless element of hearsaying and canting, of twaddle and poltroonery, in which the bewildered Earth, nigh perishing, has lost its way.1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. IX, Abbot Samson”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book II (The Ancient Monk)
- “Your Majesty, your Majesty,” he said, “are you going to tolerate this mutiny, this poltroonery? This is a panic, this is a rout.”1952, C. S. Lewis, chapter 12, in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Collins, published 1998
poltroonery meaning in Tamil
poltroonery in Tamil
- கிளர்ச்சியின்மை
Forms of poltroonery
| plural | poltrooneries |
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Origin of poltroonery
From poltroon + -ery.
Questions about poltroonery
- What does poltroonery mean?
- Poltroonery means cowardice; lack of spirit; pusillanimity.
- What is poltroonery in Tamil?
- Poltroonery in Tamil is கிளர்ச்சியின்மை. See Poltroonery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is poltroonery?
- Poltroonery is a noun.
- What is the plural of poltroonery?
- The plural of poltroonery is poltrooneries.
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