Thesaurus: coward

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1. a. Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
2. a. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
3. a. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
4. n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
5. v. t. To make timorous; to frighten.
6. n. a person who shows fear or timidity
7. 1. (Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion. 2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak. 3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. Shak. Invading fears repel my coward joy. Proir. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden. Syn. -- Craven; poltroon; dastard. To make timoroys; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe.
8. Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs;-- said of a lion.
9. n:100 n. a person who shows fear or timidity n. English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)