craven

• Adjectif littéraire ou vieilli décrivant une personne très lâche, dépourvue de courage ou de fermeté face au danger ou à l'adversité.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is very cowardly or lacking in courage.

1. C1formal

   Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

   Lâche, couard

   • His craven behavior during the crisis disappointed everyone.
   • She made a craven retreat from the argument.
   • The craven soldier abandoned his post.

   Synonymeschickencowardlydastardlyfearfulgutlesslily-liveredpusillanimousspinelesstimidyellow

   Antonymesboldbravecourageousdaringfearlessgallantheroicintrepidpluckyvaliant

• Nom désignant une personne lâche ou méprisable, considéré de nos jours comme archaïque ou littéraire.

A noun referring to a cowardly or contemptible person, now considered archaic or literary.

1. Cowardly personC2formal

   A person who lacks courage and is easily frightened.

   lâche

   • The general called the retreating soldier a craven.
   • Only a craven would abandon his friends in danger.
   • History remembers him as a craven who fled the battlefield.

   Synonymeschickencowarddastardfunkmilksoppoltroonpushoverrecreantsissyweedwimp

   Antonymesbravecourageousdaredevilhero