nnoun.personan abject cowardSynset:poltroon recreant
Derivationally Related Form:poltroonrecreant
Hypernyms:coward
Inherited Hypernyms:poltrooncowardpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:poltrooncowardpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.alllacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearfulSynset:recreant
Examples:- the craven fellow turned and ran
- a craven proposal to raise the white flag
- this recreant knight - Spenser
Antonyms:brave
Derivationally Related Form:cravennessrecreant
Inherited Hypernyms:craven
Similar to:cowardly fearful