Plural of coward
regular plural
The plural of coward is cowards.
Forms of coward
| Singular | coward /ˈkaʊəd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cowards |
| Countable | countable |
Cowards in a sentence
- Genuine cowards follow wicked people and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.From the entry wicked
- Genuine cowards follow the wicked and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.From the entry reliably
- Don't leave Athens to those Asian cowards who ran from us this morning.2008, W. S. Walton, The Demos at Dawn, page 456. From the entry hoof it
- Two cowards attempting to have sport with one another is not croquet.1989, Jack R. Osborn, John C. Osborn, Croquet: The Sport, page 148. From the entry Aunt Emma
- Steve and I sneaked immediately, like beaten curs, like cowards, like absconders from justice.1910, Jack London, “That Spot”, in Lost Face, New York: Macmillan, page 112. From the entry absconder
Meaning of coward
- noun A person who lacks courage.
- adjective Cowardly.
- adjective Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs.
Questions about the plural of coward
- What is the plural of coward?
- The plural of coward is cowards.
- Is coward countable?
- Coward is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: coward (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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