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COWARDLINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of lacking courage
Synonyms:
cowardice; cowardliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("cowardliness" is a kind of...):
spirit (a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character)
Attribute:
cowardly; fearful (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cowardliness"):
cravenness (meanspirited cowardice)
fearfulness (the trait of being afraid)
dastardliness (despicable cowardice)
Derivation:
cowardly (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted)
