cowardness
English
Etymology
From Middle English cowardnesse; equivalent to coward + -ness.
Noun
cowardness (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
- 1997, Thomas More, Utopia - Page 110:
- Because they believe, if any man be fearful and faint-hearted of nature, he will not only do no manful and hardy act himself, but also be occasion of cowardness to his fellows.
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