COWARDICE
cowardice, cowardliness
(noun) the trait of lacking courage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cowardice (countable and uncountable, plural cowardices)
Lack of courage.
Synonyms
• cowardliness
• cowardness
• cowardship
Source: Wiktionary
Cow"ard*ice (-s), n. Etym: [F. couardise, fr. couard. See Coward.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition