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
recreant, renegade
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter
(noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
poltroon, craven, recreant
(noun) an abject coward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recreant (comparative more recreant, superlative most recreant)
(now rare, poetic) Having admitted defeat and surrendered; defeated. [from 13th c.]
(now poetic, literary) Unfaithful to someone, or to one's duties or honour; disloyal, false. [from 17th c.]
recreant (plural recreants)
Somebody who is recreant, who yields in combat; a coward or traitor.
• apostate
• coward
• deserter
• poltroon
• renegade
• turncoat
• Terrance, recanter
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"re*ant (-ant), a. Etym: [OF., cowardly, fr. recroire, recreire, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as conquered, LL. recredere se to declare one's self conquered in combat; hence, those are called recrediti or recreanti who are considered infamous; L. pref. re- again, back + credere to believe, to be of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow one's opinion. See Creed.]
1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. "This recreant knight." Spenser.
2. Apostate; false; unfaithful. Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant to God, ingrate and false. Milton.
Rec"re*ant, n.
Definition: One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. Blackstone. You are all recreants and dastards! Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 April 2025
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
