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Meaning of "wimpishness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WIMPISHNESS

wimpishness  [ˈwɪmpɪʃnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIMPISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wimpishness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WIMPISHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wimpishness in the English dictionary

The definition of wimpishness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being a wimp.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIMPISHNESS


boorishness
ˈbʊərɪʃnɪs
Britishness
ˈbrɪtɪʃnɪs
childishness
ˈtʃaɪldɪʃnɪs
feverishness
ˈfiːvərɪʃnɪs
foolishness
ˈfuːlɪʃnɪs
foppishness
ˈfɒpɪʃnɪs
garishness
ˈɡɛərɪʃnɪs
lavishness
ˈlævɪʃnɪs
mumpishness
ˈmʌmpɪʃnɪs
prudishness
ˈpruːdɪʃnɪs
rompishness
ˈrɒmpɪʃnɪs
scampishness
ˈskæmpɪʃnɪs
selfishness
ˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs
sheepishness
ˈʃiːpɪʃnɪs
sluggishness
ˈslʌɡɪʃnɪs
snappishness
ˈsnæpɪʃnɪs
snobbishness
ˈsnɒbɪʃnɪs
squeamishness
ˈskwiːmɪʃnɪs
stylishness
ˈstaɪlɪʃnɪs
unselfishness
ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIMPISHNESS

wily
wimble
Wimbledon
wimmin
wimp
wimp out
wimpiness
wimpish
wimpishly
wimple
wimpy
Wimshurst machine
win
win one´s spurs
win out
win over
win the exchange
win-win
wince
wincey

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIMPISHNESS

brashness
bullishness
business
Caithness
Englishness
freshness
greenishness
harshness
highness
Jewishness
lushness
much of a muchness
muchness
rashness
richness
roughness
Royal Highness
smoothness
suchness
thoroughness
toughness

Synonyms and antonyms of wimpishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wimpishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIMPISHNESS

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The translations of wimpishness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wimpishness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

懦弱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wimpishness
570 millions of speakers

English

wimpishness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wimpishness
380 millions of speakers
ar

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wimpishness
280 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
278 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
270 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
260 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
220 millions of speakers

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Wimpishness
190 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
180 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wimpishness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wimpishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

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wimpishness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wimpishness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Wimpishness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wimpishness
70 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
65 millions of speakers

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wimpishness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wimpishness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wimpishness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wimpishness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wimpishness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wimpishness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wimpishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wimpishness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIMPISHNESS»

The term «wimpishness» is used very little and occupies the 181.941 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIMPISHNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wimpishness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIMPISHNESS»

Discover the use of wimpishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wimpishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soccer, the Left, & the Farce of Multiculturalism
Why shouldn't our sports be the same, if wimpishness isn't going to be allowed? How rugged is football really, if people never (or, remembering Michener's Spaniard, rarely) die when playing it? It goes almost without saying that those who ...
John Pepple, 2010
2
The Case for Falling in Love: Why We Can't Master the ...
The sense of wimpishness is the sense of being in a fight and preparing to run away. As long as Henry sees his sense of anger as caused by others rather than as a valuable signal about his own responses, he will attack others or feel like a ...
Mari Ruti, 2011
3
The Anger Habit
The sense of wimpishness is the sense of being in a fight and preparing to run away. As long as Henry sees his sense of anger as caused by others rather than as a valuable signal about his own responses, he will attack others or feel like a ...
Carl Semmelroth, Ph.D., Donald E. P. Smith, 2000
4
Mezzaterra: Fragments from the Common Ground
Both countries evoke a national psychology which needs (for the sake of survival) to overcome a kind of wimpishness. For Zionism the wimpishness is that of the diaspora Jews — who finally 'allowed themselves' to be destroyed.
Ahdaf Soueif, 2012
5
Here Am I, Lord...Send Somebody Else: How God Uses Ordinary ...
Drawing on the story of Moses and his reluctance to be used by God, Briscoe follows his life and shows what God can ultimately do when He is offered even the most meager of abilities.
Jill Briscoe, 2004
6
Mingming and the Tonic of Wildness
My thermal underwear and all the other paraphernalia of high latitude sailing, woolly hats and thick sweaters and fur-lined boots and, should I be reduced to unspeakable wimpishness, gloves, all remained well-wrapped in their waterproof  ...
Roger D. Taylor, 2012
7
Get Goodness: Virtue Is The Power To Do Good
Our society judges gentleness as wimpishness, particularly in males. Yet the most significant person who ever lived was a gentle and meek man, who said, “ Learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.” (Matthew 11:29) Looking to  ...
Mike Hickey, 2011
8
African Americans in the South: Issues of Race, Class, and ...
The ministers were amused and puzzled by the virulence of the AIDS virus within the body and the wimpishness of the AIDS virus outside the body. The Red Cross had ample materials and resources and saw this workshop as an opportunity ...
Hans A. Baer, Yvonne Jones, 1992
9
Men to Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity
Instead, Hall argued around 1900, that by letting boys be “primitives” in aggressive play and sport, they would develop and give expression to their “ nerve force,” thus avoiding wimpishness. At the same time, this would set the stage for later ...
Gary Cross, 2010
10
Asceticism and Its Critics : Historical Accounts and ...
... the nineteenth century, asceticism was used by propagators of Aryan racist ideology as a sign of corruption, degeneration, and wimpishness, and of renunciation, escapism, and other- worldliness as indicators of weakness to which original ...
Asian Studies and Religious Studies University of Texas at Austin Oliver Freiberger Assistant Professor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIMPISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wimpishness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prince Commodus Andrew Holness and the politically epileptic JLP
... Prince Commodus Andrew Holness, saw it as a matter of high priority to seek refuge behind his Facebook page to advance his wimpishness and to declare, ... «Jamaica Observer, Feb 15»
2
The agony and ecstasy of western culture
Instead of standing tall and supporting liberal values we're “. . . sinking into, a fearful, besieged, security-obsessed wimpishness, in which Muslims rightly feel ... «Troy Media, Jan 15»
3
On recognising Palestine: speech excerpts from Daniel Levy
Europe can now either confirm these characterizations and can “yup, its true, we are going to double down on our wimpishness” or Europe can say, “actually no, ... «European Council on Foreign Relations, Dec 14»
4
THE MOPPET SHOW: The Crockhome Syndrome
It's not wimpishness, it's just that I sometimes wonder if there was something I could have done differently, should have done differently, when she was inside me ... «Livemint, Oct 14»
5
ISIS fight: Congress to vote on arming Syrian rebels
In a CNN interview he blamed "wimpishness" as a critical factor affecting his colleagues who would prefer to leave town without that tough vote. "Congress is ... «CNN, Sep 14»
6
Mihir S Sharma: A speech beyond expectation
Narendra Modi was supposed to declare the advent of a new, muscular India, an India that had left behind the wimpishness of the past, that would not be ... «Business Standard, Aug 14»
7
Letterman, Hillary, Jeb: 21st Century Symbols
... than 24/7 personal attacks on the other political tribe -- an era when compromise and consensus were considered strengths, not treason or wimpishness. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr 14»
8
Tony Abbott's plain speaking on Scott Morrison descends into …
Or put another way, a degree of wimpishness might be preferable to cruel certitude when taking absolute control over the lives and safety of thousands of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 14»
9
Fathers who avoid the delivery room
But the few friends we told teased Andrew so much for wimpishness that we're now keeping it to ourselves.” Not so long ago, a father being present at the birth of ... «Daily Life, Feb 14»
10
Canada's politicians think Santa is Canadian. Sorry, buddeh, he's …
Trudeau's wimpishness led Conservative MP and parliamentary secretary Paul Calandra to argue, "All of a sudden the Liberals are suggesting that Santa Claus ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Wimpishness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wimpishness>. Apr 2024 ».
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