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Word entry · 9 letters

cowardice

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"Lack of courage"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈkaʊədɪs/Part of speech nounSorted accdeiorwStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the trait of lacking courage

Word origin

From Middle English cowardise, borrowed from Anglo-Norman cuardise (modern French couardise).

Used in a sentence

  • Jem’s head at times was transparent: he had thought that up to make me understand he wasn’t afraid of Radleys in any shape or form, to contrast his own fearless heroism with my cowardice.

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