Coward

Cow·ard  (kourd), Sir Noel Pierce 1899-1973.

British actor, playwright, and composer especially noted for his witty and worldly comedies, such as Hay Fever (1925) and Private Lives (1930).

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cow·ard  (kourd)

n.

One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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[Middle English, from Old French couard, from coue, tail, from Latin cauda.]

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coward adj.

Word History: A coward is one who "turns tail." The word comes from Old French couart, coart, "coward," and is related to Italian codardo, "coward." Couart is formed from coe, a northern French dialectal variant of cue, "tail" (from Latin cda), to which the derogatory suffix -ard was added. This suffix appears in bastard, laggard, and sluggard, to name a few. A coward may also be one with his tail between his legs. In heraldry a lion couard, "cowardly lion," was depicted with his tail between his legs. So a coward may be one with his tail hidden between his legs or one who turns tail and runs like a rabbit, with his tail showing.

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coward [ˈkaʊəd]

n

a person who shrinks from or avoids danger, pain, or difficulty

[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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Coward [ˈkaʊəd]

n

(Biographies / Coward, Sir Noël (Pierce) (1899-1973) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist, THEATRE: actor, MUSIC: 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)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coward - a person who shows fear or timidity individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" cur - a cowardly and despicable person dastard - a despicable coward craven, poltroon, recreant - an abject coward trembler, quaker - one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear shrinking violet, shy person - someone who shrinks from familiarity with others milksop, Milquetoast, pantywaist, sissy, pansy - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive hesitater, hesitator, vacillator, waverer - one who hesitates (usually out of fear)
	2.	Coward - English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward

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coward

noun wimp, chicken (slang), scaredy-cat (informal), sneak, funk (informal), craven (informal), pussy (slang, chiefly U.S.), yellow-belly (slang), poltroon The man's just a lily-livered coward.

Quotations
"Cowards die many times before their deaths" [William Shakespeare Julius Caesar]
"coward: one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"May coward shame distain his name,"
"The wretch that dares not die!" [Robert Burns McPherson's Farewell]
"All men would be cowards if they durst" [John Wilmot A Satire against Mankind]

Translations

coward [ˈkaʊəd] N → cobarde mf

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coward [ˈkaʊə^rd] n → lâche mf
She's a coward → C'est une lâche.

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coward

n → Feigling m

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coward [ˈkaʊəd] n → vigliacco/a

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coward [ˈkaʊəd] n → vigliacco/a

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coward

n coward [ˈkauəd]

a person who shows fear easily or is easily frightened I am such a coward – I hate going to the dentist. lafaard جَبان страхливец zbabělec bangebuks; kujon der Feigling φοβιτσιάρης cobarde, miedica, cagado argpüks ترسو pelkuri poltron/-onne פַּחדָן कायर kukavica gyáva pengecut hugleysingi codardo おく病者 겁쟁이 bailys ģļēvulis penakut lafaard feiging, reddhare tchórz cobarde laş, fricos трус zbabelec strahopetec kukavica ynkrygg, mes, fegis คนขี้ขลาด korkak 懦夫 боягуз بزدل، ڈرپوک người nhát gan 懦夫

adj cowardly

lafhartig جَبان страхлив zbabělý kujonagtig feige δειλός cobarde pelgurlik ترسو؛ بزدل raukkamaisesti poltron פַחדנִי कायरता से kukavički gyáva kecut huglaus codardo おく病な 겁 많은; 비겁한 bailus ģļēvs takut laf feig, umandig tchórzliwy cobardemente (ca un) laş трусливый zbabelý strahopeten kukavički feg, rädd[] อย่างขี้ขลาด korkak 怯懦的 боязкий;, малодушний بزدل، ڈرپوک، بزدلان‍ہ nhát gan 怯懦的

n cowardice [-dis]

lafhartigheid جُبْن малодушие zbabělost fejhed die Feigheit δειλία cobardía argus ترسویی؛ بزدلی pelkuruus lâcheté פַּחדָנוּת कायरता kukavičluk gyávaság kepengecutan hugleysi codardia おく病 겁, 비겁 bailumas ģļēvums ksifat takut lafheid feighet tchórzostwo cobardia laşitate трусость zbabelosť strahopetnost kukavičluk feghet, rädsla ความขี้ขลาด korkaklık 懦弱 боягузтво; малодушність بزدلی، ب‍ے همتى tính nhát gan 懦弱

n cowardliness

lafhartigheid جُبْن страхливост zbabělost fejhed; kujonagtighed; krysteragtighed die Feigheit δειλία cobardía argus ترس pelkuruus lâcheté פַּחדָנוּת कायरता kukavičluk gyávaság kepengecutan ragmennska codardia いくじなさ 비겁(함) bailumas ģļēvulība sifat penakut lafheid feighet tchórzostwo cobardia laşitate трусливость zbabelosť strahopetnost kukavičluk räddhågsenhet ความขี้ขลาด korkaklık 怯懦 боягузтво بزدلی، ب‍ے همتى tính nhát gan 怯懦

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Coward → جبان zbabělec kujon Feigling δειλός cobarde pelkuri lâche kukavica codardo 臆病者 겁쟁이 lafaard feiging tchórz covarde трус fegis คนขี้ขลาด korkak người nhút nhát 胆小鬼