Cowardice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Lack of courage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Want of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, etc.; dread of exposure to harm or pain of any kind; fear of consequences; pusillanimity; dishonorable fear.
  • n. Synonyms Poltroonery, dastardliness, cowardliness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the trait of lacking courage
  • Antonym
    boldness    courage    bravery   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spirit   
    Hyponym
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    treachery    meanness    stupidity    ingratitude    avarice