chicken-hearted

Meaning

Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.

Synonyms

faint-hearted
coward
B2
timid
C2
cowardly
C2
craven
20k
imbecile
C2
poltroon
pusillanimous
scared
A1
small-minded
37k
spineless
20k
timorous
unmanly
weak-hearted
weak-minded
retromingent
white-livered
niddering
poltroonish
chicken-shit
courageless

pusilanimous

weak -hearted

fraidy
cowardy
afraid
A1

recrayed

caitiff
chicken-livered
chickenshit
27k
fearful
C2
😨
Translations

poltron
peureux
😨
cobarde
couard
lafhartig

hasenherzig

froussard
lâchement

d’une manière lâche

timido
vigliacco
vigliaccamente
codarde
laf
vreesachtig
Etymology

From chicken + hearted, after chicken heart. Compare hen-hearted.

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