cravenness

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noun

The state of being craven.

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Meanings

nouncravenness (usually uncountable, plural cravennesses)

plural cravennesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being craven.

    Still, Ailes had been observing politicians for decades, and in his long career he had witnessed just about every type and style and oddity and confection and cravenness and mania.

    2018, Michael Wolff, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, New York: Henry Holt and Company, page 3

Origin

From craven + -ness.

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APA

cravenness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cravenness

MLA

“cravenness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cravenness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cravenness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cravenness.

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