Coward

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person who lacks courage.
  • adj. Cowardly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
  • adj. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
  • adj. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
  • n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
  • v. To make timorous; to frighten.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who lacks courage to meet danger; one who shrinks from exposure to possible harm of any kind; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon; a craven.
  • n. In heraldry, an animal represented with the tail hanging down, or turned up between the legs, as a lion or other beast of prey. Also coué.
  • Lacking courage; timid; timorous; fearful; craven: as, a coward wretch.
  • Of or pertaining to a coward; proceeding from or expressive of fear or timidity: as, a coward cry; coward tremors.
  • To make afraid.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person who shows fear or timidity
  • n. English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    composer    player    histrion    role player    actor    playwright    dramatist    thespian   
    Form
    cowardice    cowardly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    timid    cowardly    craven    poltroon    dastard    frighten    recreant    caitiff    nithing    niddering   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Howard    devoured    empowered    flowered    glowered    overpowered    powered    scoured    showered    soured   
    Same Context
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    liar    traitor    scoundrel    villain    hypocrite    thief    wretch    knave    brute    fool