spinelessness

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/ˈspɑɪn.ləs.nəs/

noun

The state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice.

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Meanings

nounspinelessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice.

    Johnson's political spinelessness is a betrayal not just of the North, but the whole country, and its ramifications will wreak havoc with the life chances and prospects of generations to come.

    2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “IRP snuffs out 'levelling up'”, in RAIL, number 945, page 3

Origin

From spineless + -ness.

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Translations

Arabic اللافارية, الجبن
  • اللافارية (al-lāfaqāriyyah)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • الجبن (al-jubn)cowardice
Bengali মেরুদণ্ডহীনতা, ভীরুতা
  • মেরুদণ্ডহীনতা (merudonḍohinota)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • ভীরুতা (bhiruta)cowardice
Chinese Mandarin 無脊椎狀態 /无脊椎状态, 懦弱
  • 無脊椎狀態 /无脊椎状态 (wú jǐchuí zhuàngtài)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • 懦弱 (nuòruò)cowardice
German Rückgratlosigkeit, Willenlosigkeit
  • Rückgratlosigkeitstate or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • Willenlosigkeitstate or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
Hindi रीढ़हीनता, कायरता
  • रीढ़हीनता (rīṛhhīntā)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • कायरता (kāyartā)cowardice
Hungarian gerinctelenség
  • gerinctelenségstate or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
Japanese 無脊椎, 無脊椎状態
  • 無脊椎 (mu-sekitsui)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • 無脊椎状態 (mu-sekitsui jōtai)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • 臆病 (okubyō)cowardice
Polish bezkręgowość, tchórzliwość
  • bezkręgowośćstate or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • tchórzliwośćcowardice
  • tchórzostwocowardice
Russian бесхара́ктерность, мягкоте́лость
  • бесхара́ктерность (besxarákternostʹ)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • мягкоте́лость (mjaxkotélostʹ)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • безво́лие (bezvólije)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)
  • слабохара́ктерность (slaboxarákternostʹ)state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

penislessness
Cite this entry
APA

spinelessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinelessness

MLA

“spinelessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinelessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinelessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinelessness.

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