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coward definition
coward |
Grep of noun coward coward cowardice cowardliness noel coward sir noel pierce coward Overview of noun coward The noun coward has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) coward -- (a person who shows fear or timidity) 2. Coward, Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward -- (English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)) Overview of adj coward The adj coward has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cowardly, coward, fearful -- (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley) Antonyms of adj coward 1 sense of coward Sense 1 cowardly (vs. brave), coward(postnominal), fearful Similarity of adj coward 1 sense of coward Sense 1 cowardly (vs. brave), coward(postnominal), fearful => caitiff => chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied => cowering(postnominal), cringing(postnominal) => dastard(postnominal), dastardly => faint, fainthearted, timid => funky => poltroon => pusillanimous, poor-spirited, unmanly => craven, recreant Also See-> afraid#1; ignoble#1; timid#1 Attributes of adj coward 1 sense of coward Sense 1 cowardly (vs. brave), coward(postnominal), fearful => cowardice, cowardliness Familiarity of adj coward coward used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj coward coward cowardly Overview of noun coward The noun coward has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) coward -- (a person who shows fear or timidity) 2. Coward, Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward -- (English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)) Overview of adj coward The adj coward has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cowardly, coward, fearful -- (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley)
coward definition