Gutless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking courage or vitality

weak in willpower, courage or vitality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌtləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌtləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌtləs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌtləs/.

Examples

he was a yellow gutless worm
a spineless craven fellow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

namby-pamby wishy-washy spineless

Antonyms

gutsy

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking courage or vitality “he was a yellow gutless worm”
adjective	weak in willpower, courage or vitality

Word Forms

gutlessness	noun	the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury
namby-pamby	noun	an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
spinelessness	noun	the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

feige

es mangelt an Mut oder Vitalität

🇫🇷French

sans tripes

manque de courage ou de vitalité

🇪🇸Spanish

cobarde

falta de coraje o vitalidad

🇮🇹Italian

senza fegato

privo di coraggio o vitalità

🇳🇱Dutch

laf

zonder moed of vitaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

covarde

sem coragem ou vitalidade

🇷🇺Russian

бессердечный

не хватает смелости или жизненной силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साहसहीन

साहस या जीवन शक्ति की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্ত্রহীন

সাহস বা প্রাণশক্তির অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

தைரியமற்ற

தைரியம் அல்லது உயிர்ச்சக்தி இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

దమ్ములేని

ధైర్యం లేదా శక్తి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पोटशून्य

धैर्य किंवा चैतन्य नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંતરડા વગરનું

હિંમત અથવા જોમનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧೈರ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಧೈರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಚೈತನ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധൈര്യമില്ലാത്ത

ധൈര്യമോ ചൈതന്യമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੇਟ ਰਹਿਤ

ਹਿੰਮਤ ਜਾਂ ਜੀਵਨਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حس

ہمت یا طاقت کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无胆的

缺乏勇气或活力

🇯🇵Japanese

根性のない

勇気や活力が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

용기가 없는

용기나 활력이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có ruột

thiếu can đảm hoặc sức sống

🇹🇭Thai

กล้าหาญ

ขาดความกล้าหาญหรือความมีชีวิตชีวา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak punya nyali

kurang keberanian atau vitalitas

🇵🇭Filipino

walang gana

kulang sa lakas ng loob o sigla

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berani

kurang keberanian atau daya hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلا شجاعة

تفتقر إلى الشجاعة أو الحيوية

🇮🇷Persian

بی روده

فاقد شجاعت یا نشاط

🇹🇷Turkish

cesaretsiz

cesaret veya canlılık eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסרי בטן

חסר אומץ או חיוניות

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The primary meaning of 'gutless' is 'lacking courage or vitality'.

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