lily-livered

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adjective

Ignobly lacking in courage: chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, unmanly. Slang chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied. See fear/courage.

For a list of words related to lily-livered, see:

• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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See words rhyming with "lily-livered."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fej, krysteragtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
laf

Français (French)
adj. - poltron

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feige

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δειλός, κιοτής

Italiano (Italian)
vigliacco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - covarde

Русский (Russian)
трусливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cobarde, miedoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - feg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
胆怯的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 膽怯的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소심한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 臆病な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جبان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוג-לב, פחדן‬

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