Definition of craven Craven
/kɹejˈvʌn/ - [kreyvun] - cra•ven
We found 12 definitions of craven from 7 different sources.
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What does craven mean?
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Adjectivecraven, cravenner, cravennest |
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| craven - 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 | ||
| cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- craven (a.)
Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless. - craven (n.)
A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n. - craven (v. t.)
To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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craven
A person who lacks courage. -
craven
Lacking courage.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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craven
krāv′n, n. a coward: a spiritless fellow.—adj. cowardly: spiritless.—v.t. to render spiritless.—adv. Crav′enly.—n. Crav′enness.—To cry craven, to surrender. [M. E. cravant—O. Fr. participle cravanté, corresponding to L. crepant-em, crepāre, to rattle, to break; some explain M. E. cravant as O. Fr. creant, as in recreant.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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craven
An old term synonymous with recreant (which see).
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