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coward

1

[ kou-erd ]

noun

  1. a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.

    Synonyms: milksop, recreant, dastard, poltroon, craven



adjective

  1. lacking courage; very fearful or timid.
  2. proceeding from or expressive of fear or timidity:

    a coward cry.

Coward

2

[ kou-erd ]

noun

  1. Noel, 1899–1973, English playwright, author, actor, and composer.

Coward

1

/ ˈkaʊəd /

noun

  1. CowardSir Noël (Pierce)18991973MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatistTHEATRE: actorMUSIC: composer Sir Noël ( Pierce ). 1899–1973, English dramatist, actor, and composer, noted for his sophisticated comedies, which include Private Lives (1930) and Blithe Spirit (1941)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


coward

2

/ ˈkaʊəd /

noun

  1. a person who shrinks from or avoids danger, pain, or difficulty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coward1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Old French couard-, couart “cowardly,” from coue “tail” (from Latin cauda, cōda ) + -art -ard
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coward1

C13: from Old French cuard, from coue tail, from Latin cauda; perhaps suggestive of a frightened animal with its tail between its legs
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Example Sentences

That same day, the Fox News host also attempted to contact Swalwell, asking the congressman to call him and then calling him a “coward” when he refused to do so, according to screenshots of the exchange Swalwell posted to Twitter.

Not because Hunger Games books make us happy, but because we want to be sedated, because it’s painful not to pretend, because we’re cowards.

From Vox

Human progress has never been fostered by the cowards who have let fear rule their lives.

It’s as if Hall doesn’t trust his audience to appreciate Coward’s delightful acidity—he’s scrubbed all of that away, as if it were tarnish and not the actual shine.

From Time

She called Hogg, then 18 years old, “a coward” for not responding to her.

Hill advised him not to, saying that if he did so, the cadets would regard him as a coward.

And cancer, deceiver, pretender, coward; it cannot even subsist without the vibrant people it depends on.

Or he could have been a coward, lashing out at me for some online slight.

He was ultimately a coward, and he took no pleasure in his victims fighting back.

Nina Straight says her half-brother was “a physical coward but not scared of death.”

A coward by nature, he had been on the verge of a nervous breakdown before the trial, thinking of what might happen.

I have not in the world the name of a coward, and yet I am the greatest coward here.

A grand victory all right, if that coward of a sheriff hadn't got the Governor to send the militia to Homestead.

He was thought brave, for no man in the Ozarks dared to stand up against him in a fight, but at heart he was a coward.

I had forgotten for the moment that the cop was a coward; but Burke didn't waste a bit of time in bringing back my memory.

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