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Poltroon

noun/poʊltɹˈuːn/

Definition

an abject coward

characterized by complete cowardliness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/poʊltɹˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/pəʊltɹˈuːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəʊltɹˈuːn/

2 syllables Say it as /poʊltɹˈuːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

craven recreant

Parts of Speech

noun	an abject coward
adjective	characterized by complete cowardliness

Word Forms

poltroon	adjective	characterized by complete cowardliness
recreant	adjective	lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser
poltroon	noun	an abject coward

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

poltron

un lâche abject

🇪🇸Spanish

cobarde

un cobarde abyecto

🇵🇹Portuguese

poltrão

um covarde abjeto

🇷🇺Russian

трус

жалкий трус

India

🇧🇩Bengali

পোল্ট্রুন

একটি নিকৃষ্ট কাপুরুষ

🇮🇳Tamil

போல்ட்ரூன்

ஒரு மோசமான கோழை

🇮🇳Telugu

పోల్ట్రూన్

ఒక నీచమైన పిరికివాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

पोल्ट्रोन

एक भयंकर भित्रा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોલટ્રોન

એક ઘોર કાયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋಲ್ಟ್ರೋನ್

ಒಂದು ಭೀಕರ ಹೇಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോൾട്രൂൺ

ഒരു നികൃഷ്ട ഭീരു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਲਟਰੂਨ

ਇੱਕ ਘੋਰ ਕਾਇਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پولٹرون

ایک بزدل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

波尔特龙

一个卑鄙的胆小鬼

🇯🇵Japanese

ポルトルーン

ひどい卑怯者

🇰🇷Korean

경찰

비열한 겁쟁이

🇹🇭Thai

โพลทรูน

คนขี้ขลาดที่น่าสังเวช

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengecut

seorang pengecut yang hina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرعديد

جبان مدقع

🇮🇱Hebrew

פולטרון

פחדן משווע

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'poltroon'?

The primary meaning of 'poltroon' is 'an abject coward'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'poltroon' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'poltroon' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'poltroon' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'poltroon' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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