Word of the day : Coward

Coward: noun \ˈkau̇(-ə)rd\

: someone who is too afraid to do what is right or expected : someone who is not at all brave or courageous

Full Definition of COWARD

:  one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity

— coward adjective

Examples of COWARD

1. a proven coward who had deserted his troops
2. <the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards>

Origin of COWARD

Middle English, from Anglo-French cuard, from cue, coe tail, from Latin cauda

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to COWARD

Synonyms

chicken, craven, cur, dastard, funk, poltroon, recreant, sissy

Antonyms

hero, stalwart, valiant

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