poltroon
81funk — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fear] Syn. fright, alarm, panic; see fear 1 . 2. [Depression] Syn. gloom, despondency, dejection, blue funk*; see depression 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. depression, blues, blue funk, melancholy, doldrums. III (Roget …
82dastard — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An ignoble, uncourageous person: coward, craven, funk, poltroon. Slang: chicken, yellow belly. See FEAR …
83yellow-belly — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. An ignoble, uncourageous person: coward, craven, dastard, funk, poltroon. Slang: chicken. See FEAR …
84Cowardice — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Excess of fear. < N PARAG:Cowardice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cowardice cowardice pusillanimity Sgm: N 1 cowardliness cowardliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 timidity timidity effeminacy GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 …
85craven — n. Dastard, coward, poltroon, recreant, milksop …
86scaramouch — n. 1. Buffoon, harlequin, clown, zany. 2. Poltroon, braggadocio, braggart …
87coward — I. n. Dastard, poltroon, craven, recreant, milksop. II. a. See cowardly …
88dastard — I. n. Coward, poltroon, craven, recreant, milksop. II. a. Cowardly, pusillanimous, craven, recreant, coward, cowering, base, dastardly …
89dauntless — *brave, courageous, unafraid, fearless, intrepid, valiant, valorous, undaunted, doughty, bold, audacious Analogous words: indomitable, unconquerable, *invincible: heroic, gallant (see corresponding nouns at HEROISM) Antonyms: poltroon Contrasted… …
90coward — n poltroon, dastard, craven, recreant, Archaic. caitiff, Archaic. niddering; yellowbelly, mouse, baby, big baby, wheyface, invertebrate, Inf. jellyfish, Inf. fraidy cat, Inf. scaredy cat, Inf. nervous nellie, Sl. chicken, Sl. weak sister; sissy,… …
