coward
Significat (Anglès)
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A person who lacks courage.
Sinònims
weak person
timid person
worthless person
fearful person
yellow-belly
chicken hearted
timid creature
shy person
be cowardly
cowardly woman
mean contemptible fellow
easily scared
Milquetoast
cow-baby
skilful thief
weak kneed
lily livered
quakebuttock
Freqüència
Amb guionet com a
co‧ward
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkaʊəd/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English coward, from Old French coart, cuard ( > French couard), from coue (“tail”), coe + -ard (pejorative agent noun suffix); coue, coe is in turn from Latin cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog. Compare the expression tail between one's legs. Unrelated to English cower. Displaced native Old English earg (surviving in northern dialect English argh).
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