craven

cra·ven  (krvn)

adj.

Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.

n.

A coward.

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[Middle English cravant, perhaps from Old French crevant, present participle of crever, to burst, from Latin crepre, to break.]

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craven·ly adv.

craven·ness n.

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craven [ˈkreɪv^ən]

adj

cowardly; mean-spirited

n

a coward

[C13 cravant, probably from Old French crevant bursting, from crever to burst, die, from Latin crepāre to burst, crack]

cravenly  adv

cravenness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	craven - an abject coward poltroon, recreant coward - a person who shows fear or timidity
Adj.	1.	craven - lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser recreant cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

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craven

adjective cowardly, weak, scared, fearful, abject, dastardly, mean-spirited, timorous, pusillanimous, chickenshit (U.S. slang), chicken-hearted, yellow (informal), lily-livered The craven attackers pounced on the boy and stabbed him before fleeing.

Translations

craven [ˈkreɪvən] ADJ (liter) → cobarde

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craven [ˈkreɪv^ən] adj (= cowardly) [surrender, obedience] → lâche

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craven (liter)

adj → feig(e); a craven coward → ein elender Feigling, eine feige Memme (geh)

n → Memme f (geh)

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craven [ˈkreɪvən] adj (frm, pej) → vigliacco/a

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craven [ˈkreɪvən] adj (frm, pej) → vigliacco/a

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craven

adj craven [ˈkreivən]

cowardly. lafaard جَبان، رِعْديد страхлив zbabělý fej; kujonagtig feige δειλός cobarde argpükslik بزدل؛ ترسو pelkurimainen lâche פַּחדָן डरपोक kukavički gyáva secara pengecut huglaus codardo おく病な 겁많은, 심약한 bailus gļēvs dengan penakut laf feig tchórzliwy cobarde laş малодушный zbabelý strahopeten plašljiv feg, mesig ขี้ขลาด korkak, namert 懦弱的，膽小的 малодушний; боягузливий بزدل، ڈرپ‍وک hèn nhát 胆小的