Definitions for coward
ˈkaʊ ərdcow·ard

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. coward(noun)

   a person who shows fear or timidity

2. Coward, Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward(noun)

   English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

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1. coward(Noun)

   A person who lacks courage.

2. coward(Adjective)

   Cowardly.

Origin: From coart, cuard ( > French couard), from coe + -ard; is in turn from cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog.

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1. Coward(adj)

   borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion

2. Coward(adj)

   destitute of courage; timid; cowardly

3. Coward(adj)

   belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity

4. Coward(noun)

   a person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon

5. Coward(verb)

   to make timorous; to frighten

Origin: [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf. Cue, Queue, Caudal.]

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1. Coward

   Coward is a town in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 650 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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1. Coward

   kow′ard, n. a faint-hearted person: one without courage.—v.t. to intimidate.—adjs. Cow′ard, Cow′ardly, afraid of danger: timid: mean.—ns. Cow′ardice, want of courage: timidity.—Cow′ardree (Spens.); Cow′ardliness.—adv. Cow′ardly.—n. Cow′ardship (Shak.), the quality of being a coward. [O. Fr. couard (It. codardo)—L. cauda, a tail.]

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1. coward

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How to pronounce coward?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coward in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of coward in a Sentence

1. Alex Teves:

   This coward ambushed innocent people.

2. Miguel de Cervantes:

   Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward.

3. Steny Hoyer:

   He's not a coward. I just apologized to him.

4. Horace Smith:

   Courage is the fear of being thought a coward.

5. Native American Proverb:

   A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.

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