Meanings
adjectiveyellow-bellied (comparative more yellow-bellied, superlative most yellow-bellied)
comparative more yellow-bellied · superlative most yellow-bellied
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUncourageous, cowardly.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveeasily frightened
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From yellow + bellied; see yellowbelly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan covard
- covarduncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly
Dutch lafhartig
- lafhartiguncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly
Finnish pelkurimainen
- pelkurimainenuncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly
German gelbbäuchig, feige
- gelbbäuchigof an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly
- feigeuncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly
Polish żółtobrzuchy, tchórzliwy
- żółtobrzuchyof an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly
- tchórzliwyuncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly
Russian желтобрю́хий, трусли́вый
- желтобрю́хий (želtobrjúxij)of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly
- трусли́вый (truslívyj)uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly
Spanish ventriamarillo
- ventriamarilloof an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly
Ukrainian боягу́зливий
- боягу́зливий (bojahúzlyvyj)uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly
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yellow-bellied. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow-bellied
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“yellow-bellied.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow-bellied. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellow-bellied,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow-bellied.
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