coward
Meaning of coward
noun
- a person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.
they had run away—the cowards!
- excessively afraid of danger or pain.
- (of an animal) depicted with the tail between the hind legs.
Middle English: from Old French couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’, possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs, reflected in coward (sense 2 of the adjective) (early 16th century).
Information about coward
- The plural form of coward is: cowards.
- Languages in which coward is used:
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Hyphenation of coward
cow-ard
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- coward is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
coward synonyms
Meaning Coward:
Meaning an ineffectual or cowardly person:
Meaning a small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail:
Meaning a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one:
Meaning a person regarded as effeminate or cowardly:
Meaning a person who is indecisive and lacks courage:
Meaning a cat:
Meaning a wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia:
Meaning a female crab:
Meaning a state of great fear or panic:
Meaning an utter coward:
Meaning a cowardly person:
Meaning a coward:
Meaning a contemptible or cowardly person:
coward antonyms
Meaning a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities:
Translation of coward
- German: Feigling, ängstlich, mutlos, furchtsam, feig, feige, memmenhaft, hasenherzig
- Portuguese: medroso, medricas, covarde
- French: lâche, trouillard, couard, craintif, peureux, froussard
- Spanish: gallina, cobarde, miedoso, miedosa
- Italian: coniglio, codardo, fifone, vigliacco, pauroso, pavido
Words that rhyme with coward
Ward, ward, Americaward, Laward, award, misaward, proaward, reaward, seaward, superaward, thraward, vaward, arcticward, Edward, Godward, Windward, Woodward, adward, amidward, bedward, childward, cloudward, edward, fieldward, godward, groundward, headward, hindward, hoardward, landward, midlandward, midward, redward, strandward, weirdward, windward, woodward, worldward, yondward, Europeward, Eward, Hereward, Leeward, Romeward, Seward, Steward, aforeward, archsteward, battleward, bridgeward
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