chicken-heartedness

noun

The quality of being chicken-hearted; cowardice.

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hen-heartednesscowardicefearfulnesspusillanimitycowardlinesspoltroonery
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Meanings

nounchicken-heartedness (uncountable)

alternative chickenheartedness

  1. uncountableThe quality of being chicken-hearted; cowardice.

    Synonyms: hen-heartedness, cowardice, fearfulness, pusillanimity, cowardliness, poltroonery, hen-heartedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being chicken-hearted; cowardice.

Similar
hen-heartednesscowardicefearfulnesspusillanimitycowardlinesspoltrooneryhen-heartedness
Also see
cowardicehen-heartedness

Origin

From chicken-hearted + -ness.

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APA

chicken-heartedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-heartedness

MLA

“chicken-heartedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-heartedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken-heartedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-heartedness.

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