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recreant Definition

rec·re·ant (rek′rē ənt)

adjective

  1. cowardly; craven
  2. failing to keep faith; disloyal; traitorous

Etymology: ME < OFr prp. of recreire, to surrender allegiance < ML recredere, to give in or up < L re-, back, again + credere, to believe: see creed

noun

  1. a coward; craven
  2. a disloyal person; traitor

recreant Related Forms

rec′·re·ancy noun or rec′·re·ance rec′·re·antly adverb

recreant Synonyms

recreant

modif.

cowardly, craven, false, base, low, mean-spirited, faithless, cowering, yielding, afraid, hesitant, timorous, unfaithful, disloyal, traitorous, apostate, renegade, erring, timid, fearful, dastardly, skulking, sneaking, weak-minded, pigeonhearted, unmanly, spiritless, falsehearted, arrant, perfidious, defecting, treacherous, vile; see also cowardly 1, 2, false 1.

Antonyms brave*, courageous*, loyal.

recreant Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

limb: And hang a Calues-skin on those recreant limbs Aus.