- a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.
- lacking courage; very fearful or timid.
- proceeding from or expressive of fear or timidity: a coward cry.
- English playwright, author, actor, and composer.
- a person who shrinks from or avoids danger, pain, or difficulty
- Sir Noël (Pierce). 1899–1973, English dramatist, actor, and composer, noted for his sophisticated comedies, which include Private Lives (1930) and Blithe Spirit (1941)
