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Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors.
Jean Baudrillard

Meaning of "cowardice" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COWARDICE

cowardice  [ˈkaʊədɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COWARDICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cowardice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COWARDICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cowardice

Cowardice

Cowardice is a trait wherein fear and excess self-concern override doing or saying what is right, good and of help to others or oneself in a time of need—it is the opposite of courage. As a label, "cowardice" indicates a failure of character in the face of a challenge. Under many military codes of justice, cowardice in combat is a crime punishable by death. As a retraction of a virtue that may be or have been required in many cultures, it is often considered to be a character flaw which may be variously stigmatized or punished.

Definition of cowardice in the English dictionary

The definition of cowardice in the dictionary is lack of courage in facing danger, pain, or difficulty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COWARDICE


Aldiss
ˈɔːldɪs
Apodis
ˈæpədɪs
bodice
ˈbɒdɪs
caddice
ˈkædɪs
caddis
ˈkædɪs
Charybdis
kəˈrɪbdɪs
dis
dɪs
diss
dɪs
druidess
ˈdruːɪdɪs
goddess
ˈɡɒdɪs
hendiadys
hɛnˈdaɪədɪs
jaundice
ˈdʒɔːndɪs
oldies
ˈəʊldɪs
prejudice
ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs
Pyxidis
ˈpɪksɪdɪs
Sardis
ˈsɑːdɪs
stewardess
ˈstjʊədɪs
warrandice
ˈwɔːrəndɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COWARDICE

cow parsnip
cow pillow
cow pony
cow shark
cow tree
cow-spanker
cowage
cowal
cowan
coward
cowardliness
cowardly
cowardry
cowardship
cowbane
cowbell
cowberries
cowberry
cowbind
cowbird

WORDS THAT END LIKE COWARDICE

Chalcidice
crossover bodice
dice
Eurydice
furry dice
fuzzy dice
Liberty bodice
Lidice
load the dice
no dice
poker dice
sub judice
without prejudice

Synonyms and antonyms of cowardice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COWARDICE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cowardice» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cowardice

Translation of «cowardice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COWARDICE

Find out the translation of cowardice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cowardice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cowardice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胆小
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cobardía
570 millions of speakers

English

cowardice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कायरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجبن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трусость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

covardia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভীরুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lâcheté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pengecut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feigheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

憶病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비겁함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengecut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hèn nhát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோழைத்தனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भ्याडपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vigliaccheria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tchórzostwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боягузтво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lașitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δειλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lafhartigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

feghet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cowardice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COWARDICE»

The term «cowardice» is regularly used and occupies the 59.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COWARDICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cowardice

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10 QUOTES WITH «COWARDICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cowardice.
1
Henry Addington
I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.
2
Robert Anthony
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
3
Pietro Aretino
A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart.
4
Aristotle
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.
5
Hosea Ballou
Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.
6
Jean Baudrillard
Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors.
7
Christian Nestell Bovee
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
8
Leos Carax
There's a real cowardice in the movie business. If you don't meet the right crazy people, you can't do it.
9
Miguel de Cervantes
Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.
10
Hillary Clinton
Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COWARDICE»

Discover the use of cowardice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cowardice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Over Coming Timidity and Cowardice
This resource answers questions about defeating timidity and cowardice and helping others who are plagued with this enemy of the soul. (Christian)
Joyce Toney, 2007
2
Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU
A provocative assessment of the ways in which the author believes that the ACLU has failed or unduly compromised its mission charges the organization with embracing increasingly lower ethical standards, drawing on her experiences as a ...
Wendy Kaminer, 2009
3
The Conscience of Worms and the Cowardice of Lions: Cuban ...
This volume was delivered by Irving Louis Horowitz as the Bacardi Lecture Series at the University of Miami, North-South Center in 1992.
Irving Louis Horowitz, 1993
4
Kierkegaard's Philosophy: Self Deception and Cowardice in ...
This edition was published in 1981 by NAL Penguin Inc.
John Mullen, 1995
5
Courage and Cowardice: The Liberation of Kuwait and the Rape ...
The Liberation of Kuwait and the Rape of Basra Delbert Abbott. IIIJURAGE AND IIIJWARDIGE The Liberation Of Kuwait And The Rape 0f Basra Delbert N. Abbott Courage and Cowardice O The Liberation Of Kuwait And The. Front Cover.
Delbert Abbott, 2005
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Witnessing, Modernism, Failure: Constructions of Cowardice ...
Within these novels, then, cowardice functions as a locus for early-twentieth-century British culture's broader anxieties about shifting social structures, especially gender norms and related understandings of subjectivity.
Kaley Joyes, 2006
7
Cowardice Court
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
George Barr McCutcheon, 2012
8
Vile France: Fear, Duplicity, Cowardice and Cheese
As Denis Boyles writes in the introduction to Vile France, "What we mistakenly see as a craven, anti-Semitic, hypocritical, hysterically anti-American, selfish, overtaxed, culturally exhausted country bereft of ideas... is actually worse ...
Denis Boyles, 2005
9
Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life
Everything I look at turns to cowardice. It was cowardice that hindered me from running away while a boy ; cowardice that made me listen to father more than to mother ; cowardice also made me sing the wicked songs to him. I began tending  ...
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1869
10
The Undoing of Cowardice
The Undoing of Cowardice by Bill Feingold, a former convertible bondtrader at Goldman Sachs, is a provocative call to arms for individualinvestors.
Bill Feingold, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COWARDICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cowardice is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public deserves answers on assault on open records
That borders on cowardice. But no one else has been any braver. Republicans remain silent on the specific author or authors of the proposal. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Back when Germany had a Greek crisis. And its debt was slashed
But Adam S. Posen, who heads the Peterson Institute for International Economics, says he thinks it has more to do with political cowardice. «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Western Mail Letters: Wednesday, 8 July, 2015
... article by Rachel Misstear (Western Mail, June 23) about the servicemen who were shot for desertion and cowardice in the First World War, ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
4
Chris Walsh on the History of Cowardice
In this podcast edition of Foreign Affairs Unedited, author Chris Walsh discusses the history of cowardice and his recent article, "The Coward's ... «Foreign Affairs, Jul 15»
5
Boko Haram: Army To Court-martial More Soldiers Over Cowardice
Kenneth Minimah, on Sunday in Abuja said the Nigerian Army was set to court-martial more soldiers to check acts of cowardice, indiscipline ... «The Streetjournal, Jul 15»
6
Knoxville black church stands strong after arson, 'ultimate act of …
“Who would've ever thunk it that a church has to respond to these [shootings] and burnings? It's the ultimate act of cowardice. It's going to be a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Great courage in Baltimore but cowardice in Athens
Aristotle is a rock of wisdom and a refuge in grief. Last week, he cast light on two tragedies: that of the Davis Ryan family of Baltimore, and that ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Boko Haram Terrorists Have Been Seriously Degraded – Minimah
While reminding the officers that the Nigerian Army operates on a philosophy of zero tolerance for misconduct and cowardice, Lt. General ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
9
Trump Stands Up to Cowardice
You know, it's amazing to witness cowardice. It's all over the place. Emmitt Smith was a judge in one of Trump's beauty pageants. I guess it was ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Time to end 50 years of political cowardice
For our grandchildren's sake, Mr Cameron must get a move on – and end one of the longest episodes of political cowardice in our history. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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