Cowardice Definition

kouər-dĭs
noun
Lack of courage; esp., shamefully excessive fear of danger, difficulty, or suffering.
Webster's New World

Lack of courage.

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Other Word Forms of Cowardice

Noun

Singular:
cowardice
Plural:
cowardices

Origin of Cowardice

  • Middle English cowardise from Old French couardise alteration of couardie from couard coward coward

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English cowardise, from Anglo-Norman cuardise (modern French: couardise).

    From Wiktionary

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