n.
Cowardice.
cowardliness
| Dictionary: Cow·ard·li·ness |
| Thesaurus: cowardliness |
noun
- Ignoble lack of courage: chickenheartedness, cowardice, cravenness, dastardliness, faint-heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness. Slang gutlessness, yellowness, yellow streak. See fear/courage.
| WordNet: cowardliness |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the trait of lacking courage
Synonym: cowardice
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