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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cra•ven /ˈkreɪvən/USA pronunciation adj. - showing a shameful lack of courage;
cowardly.
cra•ven•ly, adv.: He gave in cravenly to whatever the boss asked for.cra•ven•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cra•ven (krā′vən),USA pronunciation adj. - cowardly;
contemptibly timid;
pusillanimous.
n. - a coward.
- Idioms cry craven, to yield;
capitulate;
give up.
v.t. - to make cowardly.
- Vulgar Latin *crepantāre), influenced by Middle English creaunt defeated (see recreant)
- Old French craventé, past participle of cravanter to crush, overwhelm (
- Middle English cravant, cravaunde defeated 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dastardly, fearful, timorous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: craven /ˈkreɪvən/ adj - cowardly; mean-spirited
n - a coward
Etymology: 13th Century cravant, probably from Old French crevant bursting, from crever to burst, die, from Latin crepāre to burst, crackˈcravenly adv ˈcravenness n |