Cowardly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊɚdli/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊədli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊədli/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊɚdli/.

Examples

cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fearful

Antonyms

brave

Parts of Speech

adjective

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley

“cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then”

Word Forms

coward	noun	a person who shows fear or timidity
cowardliness	noun	the trait of lacking courage
fearfulness	noun	the trait of being afraid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

feige

mangelnder Mut; unehrenhaft schüchtern und kleinmütig; - P. B. Shelley

🇫🇷French

lâche

manque de courage; ignoblement timide et pusillanime ; - P.B. Shelley

🇪🇸Spanish

cobardemente

falta de coraje; innoblemente tímidos y pusilánimes; - PBShelley

🇮🇹Italian

codardo

privo di coraggio; ignobilmente timido e debole di cuore; - P.B.Shelley

🇳🇱Dutch

laf

gebrek aan moed; onnozel timide en zwakhartig; - PB Shelley

🇵🇹Portuguese

covarde

falta de coragem; ignóbilmente tímido e covarde; - PBShelley

🇷🇺Russian

трусливый

не хватает смелости; неблагородно робок и малодушен; - П.Б.Шелли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

राड़

साहस की कमी; नितांत डरपोक और कमज़ोर दिल वाला; - पी.बी.शेली

🇧🇩Bengali

কাপুরুষ

সাহসের অভাব; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley

🇮🇳Tamil

கோழைத்தனமான

தைரியம் இல்லாதது; இழிவான கூச்சம் மற்றும் மயக்கம்; - பி.பி.ஷெல்லி

🇮🇳Telugu

పిరికితనం

ధైర్యం లేకపోవడం; తెలివితక్కువ పిరికి మరియు మూర్ఛ-హృదయం; - పి.బి.షెల్లీ

🇮🇳Marathi

भित्रा

धैर्य नसणे; नगण्यपणे भित्रा आणि बेहोश मनाचा; - पी.बी.शेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાયર

હિંમતનો અભાવ; અજ્ઞાની રીતે ડરપોક અને અસ્પષ્ટ હૃદયનું; - પી.બી.શેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೇಡಿತನದ

ಧೈರ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ; ಅಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದ ಅಂಜುಬುರುಕವಾಗಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ದುರ್ಬಲ ಹೃದಯದ; - ಪಿ.ಬಿ.ಶೆಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭീരു

ധൈര്യക്കുറവ്; നിഗൂഢമായ ഭീരുവും മങ്ങിയ ഹൃദയവും; - പി.ബി.ഷെല്ലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਪੋਕ

ਹਿੰਮਤ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ; ਅਣਦੇਖੀ ਡਰਪੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਹੋਸ਼-ਦਿਲ; - ਪੀ.ਬੀ. ਸ਼ੈਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بزدل

ہمت کی کمی؛ غیر معمولی طور پر ڈرپوک اور بیہوش دل؛ - پی بی شیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胆小

缺乏勇气；胆怯、胆怯，可耻； ——P·B·雪莱

🇯🇵Japanese

卑怯な

勇気が欠けている。ひどく臆病で気弱。 - P.B.シェリー

🇰🇷Korean

비겁한

용기가 부족하다; 무지할 정도로 소심하고 마음이 약하다. -P.B.셸리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hèn nhát

thiếu can đảm; rụt rè và yếu đuối đến mức hèn hạ; - P.B.Shelley

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้ขลาด

ขาดความกล้าหาญ ขี้อายและใจเสาะอย่างไร้เหตุผล - พี.บี.เชลลีย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengecut

kurang keberanian; sangat penakut dan penakut; - P.B.Shelley

🇵🇭Filipino

duwag

kulang sa lakas ng loob; mahiyain at mahina ang loob; - P.B.Shelley

🇲🇾Malay

pengecut

kurang keberanian; pemalu dan lemah semangat; - P.B.Shelley

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جبان

تفتقر إلى الشجاعة. خجول وخافت القلب. - بي بي شيلي

🇮🇷Persian

ترسو

فاقد شجاعت؛ ترسو و ضعیف القلب - پی بی شلی

🇹🇷Turkish

korkakça

cesaret eksikliği; alçakça çekingen ve korkak; - P.B.Shelley

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּחדָנִי

חסר אומץ; ביישן וחסר לב להפליא; - פ.ב.שלי

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