cowardice
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈkaʊədɪs//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈkaʊɚdɪs//
- //ˈkaʊə(ɹ)daɪs//
Lack of courage.
Substantiv
- 1
Lack of courage.
The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […]
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.
[Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position.
Herkunft
From Middle English cowardise, borrowed from Anglo-Norman cuardise (modern French couardise).
Formen
- Plural
- cowardices