English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

cowardness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
    • 1997, Thomas More, Utopia - Page 110:
      Because they believe, if any man be fearful and faint-hearted of nature, he will not only do no manful and hardy act himself, but also be occasion of cowardness to his fellows.

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