What is "coward" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does coward mean in English? Meaning of coward definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "coward" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "coward": a person who shows fear or timidity

Noun

Meaning: a person who shows fear or timidity

Synonyms: coward

Hyponyms: craven cur dastard hesitater hesitator milksop milquetoast pansy pantywaist poltroon quaker recreant shrinking violet shy person sissy trembler vacillator waverer

Hypernyms: individual mortal person somebody someone soul

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkaʊɚd/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkaʊəd/

Hyphenation: co‧ward

Meaning of "coward": English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

Noun

Meaning: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

Synonyms: coward noel coward sir noel pierce coward

Instance Hypernyms: actor composer dramatist histrion player playwright role player thespian

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkaʊɚd/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkaʊəd/

Hyphenation: co‧ward

Adjective: A person who lacks courage. 1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part II Chapter IV, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling He tortured himself to find out how he could make his declaration to her, and always halting between the fear of displeasing her and the shame of being such a coward, he wept with discouragement and desire. Then he took energetic resolutions, wrote letters that he tore up, put it off to times that he again deferred.1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part II Chapter IV, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling He tortured himself to find out how he could make his declaration to her, and always halting between the fear of displeasing her and the shame of being such a coward, he wept with discouragement and desire. Then he took energetic resolutions, wrote letters that he tore up, put it off to times that he again deferred.

Synonyms:

wimp, poltroon, yellow, pessimist, chicken, mouse, alarmist, cur, dastard, shirker, sneak, recreant, rabbit, baby, funk, malingerer, deserter, quitter, craven, caitiff, weakling, gutless, shirk, invertebrate, jellyfish, skulker, chicken heart, chicken liver, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fraidy-cat, lily liver, scaredy cat, white liver, yellow belly,

What is "coward" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "coward" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "coward": a person who shows fear or timidity

Noun

Meaning of "coward": English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

Noun

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