CRAVEN

craven, recreant

(adjective) lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; “the craven fellow turned and ran”; “a craven proposal to raise the white flag”; “this recreant knight”- Spenser

poltroon, craven, recreant

(noun) an abject coward

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Craven

A surname.

A local government district in North Yorkshire, England

Anagrams

• carven, cavern

Etymology

Adjective

craven (comparative more craven, superlative most craven)

Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.

Noun

craven (plural cravens)

A coward.

Verb

craven (third-person singular simple present cravens, present participle cravening, simple past and past participle cravened)

To make craven.

Anagrams

• carven, cavern

Source: Wiktionary

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Cra"ven (kr"v'n), a. Etym: [OE. cravant, cravaunde, OF. cravant struck down, p. p. of cravanter, crevanter, to break, crush, strike down, fr. an assumed LL. crepantare, fr. L. crepans, p. pr. of crepare to break, crack, rattle. Cf. Crevice, Crepitate.]

Definition: Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless. "His craven heart." Shak. The poor craven bridegroom said never a word. Sir. W. Scott. In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset. Macualay.

Cra"ven, n. Etym: [Formerly written also cravant and cravent.]

Definition: A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n. King Henry. Is it fit this soldier keep his oath Fluellen.He is a craven and a villain else. Shak.

Syn.

– Coward; poltroon; dastard.

Cra"ven, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cravened (-v'nd);p. pr. & vb. n. Cravening.]

Definition: To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly. [Obs.] There is a prohibition so divine, That cravens my weak hand. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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