cravenness
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cravenness — noun see craven … New Collegiate Dictionary
cravenness — See cravenly. * * * … Universalium
cravenness — noun The state of being craven … Wiktionary
cravenness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Ignoble lack of courage: chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, dastardliness, faintheartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanhness. Slang: gutlessness, yellowness, yellow streak. See FEAR … English dictionary for students
cravenness — n. fear, cowardice … English contemporary dictionary
cravenness — cra·ven·ness … English syllables
cravenness — noun meanspirited cowardice • Derivationally related forms: ↑craven • Hypernyms: ↑cowardice, ↑cowardliness … Useful english dictionary
cowardice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shrinking from pain or danger Nouns 1. cowardice, cowardliness, pusillanimity, poltroonery, baseness; dastardliness; abject fear, funk; Dutch courage; fear, white feather, faint heart, timidity. Informal … English dictionary for students
craven — adjective Etymology: Middle English cravant Date: 13th century 1. archaic defeated, vanquished 2. lacking the least bit of courage ; contemptibly fainthearted Synonyms: see cowardly • craven … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Power and the Glory — Infobox Book | name = The Power and the Glory title orig = a prayer translator = image caption = author = Graham Greene cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Penguin USA release date = 1940… … Wikipedia
