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cowardness

cowardness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being a coward.

Noun

cowardness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being a coward.
    • Bycauſe they beleue, yf annye man be fearefull and faynte harted of nature, he wyll not onelye doo no manfull and hardye act hym ſelfe, but alſo by occaſyon of cowardenes to hys fellowes.1551, Thomas More, “The Second Boke of the Communycacion of Raphael Hythlodaye, Concernynge the Best State of a Commen Wealthe: Cõteynyng the Discription of Utopia, with a Large Declaration of the...
    Synonyms:
    cowardice

Synonyms of cowardness

Origin of cowardness

From Middle English cowardnesse; equivalent to coward + -ness.

Questions about cowardness

What does cowardness mean?
Cowardness means the state, quality, or condition of being a coward.
What part of speech is cowardness?
Cowardness is a noun.

Words near cowardness in the dictionary

  1. cowardliness
  2. cowardlinesses
  3. cowardly
  4. cowardly lion
  5. cowardly lions
  6. cowardness
  7. cowardry
  8. cowards
  9. cowardship
  10. cowardy
  11. cowardy custard

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