cowardice
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cowardice
- /ˈkaʊədɪs/ UK
- /ˈkaʊɚdɪs/ US
- /ˈkaʊə(ɹ)daɪs/ dialectal
Where it comes from
From Middle English cowardise, borrowed from Anglo-Norman cuardise (modern French couardise).
noun cowardices · cowardize · cowardise
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Lack of courage.
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Similar: cowardliness, cowardness, cowardship, cowardice, fearfulness, pusillanimity, poltroonery, chicken-heartedness, hen-heartedness · Opposite: courage, temerity
Opposite: courage
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cowardliness, coward, cowardly, flank, midsection, sidewall, cheese, cravenness, spinelessness, pusillanimity, faintheartedness, timidity, fearfulness, dastardliness, funk, apprehensiveness
noun
Opposite: courage
Translations
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noun the lack of courage
| Español | cobardía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비겁 bigeop |
| 日本語 | 憶病 okubyō, 卑怯 hikyō |
| 中文 | 膽怯 /胆怯 dǎnqiè, 怯懦 qiènuò |
| हिन्दी | कायरता kāyartā, बुज़दिली buzdilī |
| Português | covardia |
| Français | lâcheté, couardise |
| Deutsch | Feigheit, Kleinmut, Ängstlichkeit |
| Italiano | codardia, viltà, pusillanimità, vigliaccheria |
| Ελληνικά | δειλία deilía, ανανδρία anandría |
| Română | poltronerie, lașitate |
| Русский | тру́сость trúsostʹ, трусли́вость truslívostʹ, малоду́шие malodúšije, боязли́вость bojazlívostʹ, бзде́ние bzdénije |
| Tiếng Việt | tính nhút nhát |
| العربية | جَبَانَة jabāna |
| עברית | פַּחְדָנוּת pakhdanút |
Talk about this word "cowardice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cowardice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cowardice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cowardice "cowardice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cowardice.Cite this
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title = {cowardice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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