Backbonelessness

/ˌbækˈboʊnləsnəs/ noun

The quality or state of lacking a backbone, either literally or figuratively; weakness of character or lack of courage.

From 'backboneless' (lacking backbone) + '-ness' (suffix forming abstract nouns). 'Backbone' comes from Old English, combining 'back' and 'bone,' originally referring to the spine but metaphorically meaning moral courage since the 1500s.

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