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li·ly-liv·ered
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Princeton's WordNet
chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-belliedadjective
easily frightened
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lily-liveredadjective
Cowardly, lacking bravery.
Etymology: From the medieval belief that the liver was the seat of courage, and the pale color of the lily flower. A person who had no blood in their liver would have no courage and would thus be a coward.
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lily-livered
Lily-livered is an adjective, typically used in an insulting or derogatory context, to describe someone who is weak, timid, or lacking courage. It originates from an archaic belief that the liver was the seat of courage, and a pale, or 'lily white,' liver implied a lack of bravery.
Webster Dictionary
Lily-liveredadjective
white-livered; cowardly
Editors Contribution
lily-livered
Very Pale Skin The first known use of lily-livered was in 1605. From the medieval belief that the liver was the seat of courage, and the pale color of the lily flower. A person who had no blood in their liver would have no courage and would thus be a coward
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lily-livered in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lily-livered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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