namby-pamby
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
Types & categories
- doormat hypernym
Related & opposite
- namby-pamby derivation
Sense 2 adjective
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
Related & opposite
- spinelessness derivation
- namby-pamby derivation
- weak similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | namby-pamby |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | doormat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spinelessness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | namby-pamby |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | weak |