(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:46:38

Cow"ard*ice (-?s), n. [F. couardise, fr. couard. See Coward.]

Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.

The cowardice of doing wrong. Milton.

Moderation was despised as cowardice. Macualay.

 

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