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coward noun 1 someone easily frightened, or lacking courage to face danger or difficulty. 2 someone who acts brutally towards the weak or undefended. cowardice noun. cowardly adverb. cowardliness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French cuard, from Latin cauda tail; thought, perhaps, to refer to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs.