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

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope