Associations to the word «Recreant»
Noun
- Traitor
- Deserter
- Renegade
- Legislative
- Calf
- Quincy
- Knight
- Propagation
- Lover
- Limb
- Inception
- Yield
- Slavery
- Covenant
- Hang
- Scripture
- Executive
- Preservation
- Oath
- Wit
- Duty
- Adams
- Supporter
- Trust
- Constitution
- Desire
- Error
- Justice
- Principle
- Sir
- Honour
- Hell
- Agreement
- Husband
- Spirit
- Can
- Heart
- God
- Code
- Hold
- Love
- Manner
- Sister
- Lord
- Arm
- Battle
- Friend
- King
- Half
- Thought
- Brother
- Interest
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Wiktionary
RECREANT, adjective. (now rare) (poetic) Having admitted defeat and surrendered; defeated. [from 13th c.]
RECREANT, adjective. (now poetic) (literary) Unfaithful to someone, or to one's duties or honour; disloyal, false. [from 17th c.]
RECREANT, noun. Somebody who is recreant. A person who yields in combat, or is cowardly and faint-hearted.
Dictionary definition
RECREANT, noun. An abject coward.
RECREANT, noun. A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc..
RECREANT, adjective. Having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper".
RECREANT, 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.