Spineless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

weak in willpower, courage or vitality

lacking a backbone or spinal column

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈaɪnləs/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈaɪnləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈaɪnləs/

3 syllables Say it as /spˈaɪnləs/.

Examples

worms are an example of invertebrate animals
spineless fins

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thornless gutless namby-pamby invertebrate wishy-washy

Antonyms

vertebrate spinous

Parts of Speech

adjective	weak in willpower, courage or vitality
adjective	lacking a backbone or spinal column “worms are an example of invertebrate animals”
adjective	lacking spiny processes “spineless fins”
adjective	lacking thorns

Word Forms

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

rückgratlos

schwach in Willenskraft, Mut oder Vitalität

🇫🇷French

mou

faible en volonté, en courage ou en vitalité

🇪🇸Spanish

sin carácter

débil en fuerza de voluntad, coraje o vitalidad

🇮🇹Italian

senza spina dorsale

debole in forza di volontà, coraggio o vitalità

🇳🇱Dutch

ruggengraatloos

zwak in wilskracht, moed of vitaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

covarde

fraco em força de vontade, coragem ou vitalidade

🇷🇺Russian

бесхребетный

слаб в силе воли, мужестве или жизненной силе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अति दुर्बल

इच्छाशक्ति, साहस या जीवन शक्ति में कमजोर

🇧🇩Bengali

মেরুদণ্ডহীন

ইচ্ছাশক্তি, সাহস বা প্রাণশক্তিতে দুর্বল

🇮🇳Tamil

முதுகெலும்பில்லாத

மன உறுதி, தைரியம் அல்லது உயிர்ச்சக்தியில் பலவீனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెన్నెముక లేని

సంకల్ప శక్తి, ధైర్యం లేదా తేజము బలహీనంగా ఉన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

पाठीचा कणा नसलेला

इच्छाशक्ती, धैर्य किंवा चैतन्य मध्ये कमकुवत

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરોડરજ્જુ વગરનું

ઇચ્છાશક્તિ, હિંમત અથવા જોમમાં નબળા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆನ್ನುಮೂಳೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಇಚ್ಛಾಶಕ್ತಿ, ಧೈರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಚೈತನ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നട്ടെല്ലില്ലാത്ത

ഇച്ഛാശക്തി, ധൈര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചൈതന്യം എന്നിവയിൽ ദുർബലമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਰਹਿਤ

ਇੱਛਾ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ, ਹਿੰਮਤ ਜਾਂ ਜੀਵਨ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریڑھ کی ہڈی کے بغیر

قوت ارادی، ہمت یا جیورنبل میں کمزور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没骨气的

意志力、勇气或活力薄弱

🇯🇵Japanese

背骨のない

意志力、勇気、活力が弱い

🇰🇷Korean

가시가 없는

의지력, 용기, 활력이 약함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có xương sống

yếu về ý chí, lòng dũng cảm hoặc sức sống

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีกระดูกสันหลัง

อ่อนแอในกำลังใจ ความกล้าหาญ หรือพละกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lemah

lemah dalam kemauan, keberanian atau vitalitas

🇵🇭Filipino

walang gulugod

mahina sa lakas ng loob, tapang o sigla

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa tulang belakang

lemah dalam kemahuan, keberanian atau daya hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضعيف الشخصية

ضعيف في قوة الإرادة أو الشجاعة أو الحيوية

🇮🇷Persian

بدون ستون فقرات

ضعیف در اراده، شجاعت یا سرزندگی

🇹🇷Turkish

omurgasız

irade, cesaret veya canlılık açısından zayıf

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲפַכְפַּך

חלש בכוח רצון, באומץ או בחיוניות

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