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['kreivən](cowardly.) feige* * *cra·ven[ˈkreɪvən]adj feigea \craven coward ein unglaublicher Feigling* * *['kreIvən] (liter)1. adjfeig(e)a craven coward — ein elender Feigling, eine feige Memme (geh)
2. nMemme f (geh)* * *craven [ˈkreıvən]A adj (adv cravenly)1. feig(e), ängstlich2. cry craven sich ergebenB s Feigling m, Memme f* * *adj.feig adj. -
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(DE) Angsthase; Antiheld; Fegling {r}; Feigling; feig; feige; feiges; hasenherzig; memmenhaft; zag; (EN) caitiff; candyassed; coucher; coward; cowardly; craven; dastard; dastardly; faint-hearted; funky; lily-livered; milquetoastish; nithing; pale-hearted; pigeon-livered; poltroonish; rabbit-hearted; recreant; timid; timorous; unmanly; weak-hearted; weak-heated; yellow; yellow-bellied
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craven — adjective formal completely lacking courage; cowardly: You craven coward. cravenly adverb cravenness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Craven — Cra ven, n. [Formerly written also cravant and cravent.] A recreant; a coward; a weak hearted, spiritless fellow. See {Recreant}, n. [1913 Webster] King Henry. Is it fit this soldier keep his oath? Fluellen. He is a craven and a villain else.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coward — Cow ard, n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. [1913 Webster] A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden. Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
craven — [adj] weak, timid chicken*, cowardly, dastardly, fearful, gutless, lily livered*, meanspirited, poltroonish, pusillanimous, scared, timorous, weak kneed*, wimpish*, wimpy*, wussy*, yellow*, yellow bellied*; concepts 401,550 Ant. bold, brave,… … New thesaurus
coward — [n] person who is scared, easily intimidated alarmist, baby*, caitiff, chicken*, chicken heart*, chicken liver*, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, faintheart, faint of heart, fraidy cat*, funk, gutless*, invertebrate*, jellyfish*, lily liver,… … New thesaurus
craven — [krā′vən] adj. [ME cravant < OFr < cravanté, pp. of cravanter, to break < VL * crepantare, to cause to burst < L crepare, to rattle, creak < IE * krep < base * ker > RAVEN1] very cowardly; abjectly afraid n. a thorough coward … English World dictionary
coward — /kow euhrd/, n. 1. a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person. adj. 2. lacking courage; very fearful or timid. 3. proceeding from or expressive of fear or timidity: a… … Universalium
craven — cravenly, adv. cravenness, n. /kray veuhn/, adj. 1. cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous. n. 2. a coward. 3. cry craven, to yield; capitulate; give up. v.t. 4. to make cowardly. [1175 1225; ME cravant, cravaunde defeated < OF craventé, ptp … Universalium
craven — 1. adjective ˈkreɪvən a) Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly. b) Defeated. 2. noun ˈkreɪvən A confessed coward. 3 … Wiktionary
coward — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. poltroon, craven, recreant, dastard, cur, wheyface, sneak, faintheart, mollycoddle, milksop, milquetoast, baby, shirker, deserter, bully, blusterer, weakling, panicmonger, scaramouch, alarmist, caitiff, pessimist,… … English dictionary for students
Craven — Lit. overcome . The cry of the defeated man, concluding a duel. From this we have our use of the word as an adjective qualifying coward. [?< OldFr. cravanter = to overcome, overwhelm] Cf. Duellum; Ictus regis; Recreantia … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
