Etymology

cowardness

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Today it means: The state, quality, or condition of being a coward. Full definition →

Middle English cowardnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcowardnesse
  2. English todaycowardness

From Middle English cowardnesse; equivalent to coward + -ness.

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