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Meaning and definition for "coward" word

[noun] a person who shows fear or timidity
[noun] English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
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\Cow"ard\ (kou"?rd), a. [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf. {Cue}, {Queue}, {Caudal}.] 1. (Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion. 2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak. 3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. --Shak. Invading fears repel my coward joy. --Proir.
\Cow"ard\, n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. --Dryden. Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard.
\Cow"ard\, v. t. To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. --Foxe.

Synonyms for coward

Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward

See also: actor | composer | craven | cur | dastard | dramatist | hesitater | hesitator | histrion | human | individual | milksop | Milquetoast | mortal | pansy | pantywaist | person | player | playwright | poltroon | quaker | recreant | role player | shrinking violet | shy person | sissy | somebody | someone | soul | thespian | trembler | vacillator | waverer |

Related terms: baby, big baby, caitiff, chicken, chicken liver, craven, dastard, fraid-cat, fraidy-cat, funk, funker, gutless, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, lily-livered, milksop, Milquetoast, mouse, poltroon, poltroonish, pusillanimous, quitter, recreant, Scaramouch, scaredy-cat, sissy, spunkless, unmanly, weak sister, weakling, white feather, white liver

The fun area, different aproach to word »coward«

Let's analyse "coward" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DRAWOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. --- .-- .- .-. -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: coward: 6 + 1 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: coward: 3 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 4 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
W (1) 23 King of Wands Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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