Associations to the word «Craven»

Wiktionary

CRAVEN, adjective. Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
CRAVEN, noun. A coward.
CRAVEN, verb. To make craven.
CRAVEN, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

CRAVEN, noun. An abject coward.
CRAVEN, adjective. Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley