white-livered

(hwīt'lĭv'ərd, wīt'-)
adj.
Cowardly.

[From the notion that a deficiency of bile caused a pale liver and lack of vigor or courage.]

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (informal) easily frightened
  Synonyms: chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fej

Nederlands (Dutch)
lafhartig

Français (French)
adj. - poltron

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bleich, feige

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δειλός, φοβητσιάρης

Italiano (Italian)
codardo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fraco

Русский (Russian)
малодушный, хилый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cobarde

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - feg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
懦弱的, 胆小的, 小心的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懦弱的, 膽小的, 小心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 혈색이 나쁜, 창백한, 겁 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 臆病な, 血色の悪い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جبان, رعديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פחדני, מוג-לב‬

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