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- Dictionarycoward/ˈkaʊəd/
noun
- 1. a person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things: "they had run away—the cowards!"
adjective
- 1. excessively afraid of danger or pain. literary
- 2. (of an animal) depicted with the tail between the hind legs.
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COWARD definition: 1. a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain: 2. a person…. Learn more.
: one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity. a coward who deserted his troops. coward adjective. Synonyms. chicken. craven. cur. dastard. funk. poltroon. recreant. sissy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of coward in a Sentence.
A coward is someone who’s afraid of doing something daring or dangerous. Skydiving might sound exciting in theory, but you might be a coward when it comes to actually jumping out of a plane. Which is probably wise. Coward comes from the Latin word couda, meaning “tail.”.
A coward is someone who is easily frightened and avoids dangerous or difficult situations.
Define coward. coward synonyms, coward pronunciation, coward translation, English dictionary definition of coward. a person who lacks courage; very fearful or timid; craven; dastard: She was too much of a coward to go out after dark.
noun. /ˈkaʊəd/ /ˈkaʊərd/ (disapproving) a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult. You coward! What are you afraid of? I'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist. Homophones coward | cowered. Topics Personal qualities c1.
a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person. Synonyms: milksop, recreant, dastard, poltroon, craven.
Synonyms for COWARD: craven, chicken, poltroon, dastard, cur, sissy, funk, snake; Antonyms of COWARD: hero, stalwart, valiant, daredevil, fearless, unafraid, daring, brave
person who is not brave, is easily frightened, or tries to avoid danger or difficulties: A coward is someone who sends you a nasty letter without signing it. cowardly. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈkɑʊ·ərd·li / disapproving. a cowardly act. (Definition of coward from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. A person who lacks courage, esp. one who is shamefully unable to control fear and so shrinks from danger or trouble. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person who lacks courage. Wiktionary. Synonyms: Sir Noel Pierce Coward. noel coward. gutless. wimp. scaredy-cat. sissy. jellyfish. sneak. recreant. milksop. caitiff. quitter. chicken.
