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- Dictionarycow·ard/ˈkouərd/
noun
- 1. a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things: "they had run away—the cowards!"
adjective
- 1. excessively afraid of danger or pain. literary
- 2. (of an animal) depicted with the tail between the hind legs.
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The meaning of COWARD is one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity. How to use coward in a sentence.
COWARD definition: 1. a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain: 2. a person…. Learn more.
a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person. Synonyms: milksop, recreant, dastard, poltroon, craven.
A coward is someone who’s afraid of doing something daring or dangerous. Skydiving might sound exciting in theory, but you might be a coward when it comes to actually jumping out of a plane. Which is probably wise. Coward comes from the Latin word couda, meaning “tail.”
A coward is someone who is easily frightened and avoids dangerous or difficult situations.
Synonyms for COWARD: craven, chicken, poltroon, dastard, cur, sissy, funk, snake; Antonyms of COWARD: hero, stalwart, valiant, daredevil, fearless, unafraid, daring, brave
Define coward. coward synonyms, coward pronunciation, coward translation, English dictionary definition of coward. a person who lacks courage; very fearful or timid; craven; dastard: She was too much of a coward to go out after dark.
