Definition of coward

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Coward (n.) A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.

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Caitiff :: Caitiff (a.) Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable.
Poltroonish :: Poltroonish (a.) Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
Fainthearted :: Fainthearted (a.) Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.
Hyena :: Hyena (n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits..
Pusillanimity :: Pusillanimity (n.) The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness.
Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
Coward :: Coward (a.) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity..
Discourage :: Discourage (n.) Lack of courage; cowardliness.
Craven :: Craven (n.) A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n..
Niding :: Niding (n.) A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.
Cowardliness :: Cowardliness (n.) Cowardice.
Milk-livered :: Milk-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly; timorous.
Coistril :: Coistril (n.) A mean, paltry fellow; a coward..
Coward :: Coward (a.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
Cowardly :: Cowardly (a.) Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity..
Dastardliness :: Dastardliness (n.) The quality of being dastardly; cowardice; base fear.
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady..
Craven :: Craven (v. t.) To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly..
Cowhearted :: Cowhearted (a.) Cowardly.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee..
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