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Cowardice

Cowardice Meaning & Definition
Cowardice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cowardice?

[n] the trait of lacking courage

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cowardice: cowardliness

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See Also | cravenness | dastardliness | fearfulness | spirit

Cowardice In Webster's Dictionary

\Cow"ard*ice\ (-[i^]s), n. [F. couardise, fr. couard. See {Coward}.] Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit. The cowardice of doing wrong. --Milton. Moderation was despised as cowardice. --Macaulay.

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