| coward | (n) a person who shows fear or timidity |
| coward | (n) English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973), Syn. Sir Noel Pierce Coward, Noel Coward |
| cowardice | (n) the trait of lacking courage, Syn. cowardliness, Ant. courage |
| cowardly | (adj) lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley, Syn. fearful, Ant. brave, Example: cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then |
| Coward | v. t. To make timorous; to frighten. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Coward | a. [ OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf. Cue, Queue, Caudal. ] Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] He raised the house with loud and coward cries. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Invading fears repel my coward joy. Proir. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Coward | n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. [ 1913 Webster ] A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden. |
| Cowardice | n. [ F. couardise, fr. couard. See Coward. ] Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit. [ 1913 Webster ] The cowardice of doing wrong. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Moderation was despised as cowardice. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cowardie | n. [ OF. couardie. ] Cowardice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cowardish | a. Cowardly. [ Obs. ] “A base and a cowardish mind.” Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cowardize | v. t. To render cowardly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] God . . . cowardizeth . . . insolent spirits. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cowardliness | n. Cowardice. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cowardly | a. The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face. Burke. |
| Cowardly | adv. In the manner of a coward. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |