English to Afrikaans Meaning of craven - Craven


Craven :
Craven

veragtelike, veragtelik, lae, skamele, beteken, Craven, lafhartige

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Definitions of craven in English
Noun(1) an abject coward
Adjective(1) lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
Examples of craven in English
(1) On the whole, the Law School has been somewhat less craven than the average administration, and its faculty includes more vigorous defenders of free speech than is usually the case.(2) It would be better to say that the Boy Scouts prevailed with a good constitutional argument, supported by weak evidence, craven apprehensions and unthinking hostility.(3) Harr was craven , had always been, and the little courage he'd summoned up to come out here and try to take her down was deserting him fast.(4) It basically makes him look like a weak, indecisive, craven leader.(5) The first two are so terrified of their circulation numbers that they'll do any chaotic, craven thing to boost them (other than print challenging pieces, of course).(6) Misguided craven cowards have debased the nobleness of mankind.(7) Please check your facts before you accuse us of being craven .(8) The considered teaching of churchmen and philosophers still holds incarnate beauty to be, at best, the unintended consequence of accident or design and, at worst, plain old craven idolatry.(9) There's something simultaneously craven and arrogant about the manner in which senior Catholic politicians use their positions to wrangle papal audiences, often at taxpayers' expense.(10) Regrettably, though, there seem to be at least a few examples of the cheapest, most craven opportunism.(11) It also pays well and makes them look less craven .(12) And who should know better than he that it is craven to belittle a man's service because it didn't extend over some arbitrary stretch of time?(13) A man of honor, a man of undeniable courage has been depicted as a craven coward by these memos.(14) But it wasn't that the nation saw that politicians were all a bunch of craven opportunists.(15) This answer, amazingly, wasn't craven enough.(16) Ignoring the situation or simply hoping that it will disappear of its own accord is craven , misguided and, most importantly, dangerous.
Related Phrases of craven
(1) craven ::
Craven
Synonyms
Adjective
1. cowardly ::
lafhartige
2. lily-livered ::
lelie lafhartig
3. faint-hearted ::
sissies
4. chicken-hearted ::
hoender sin vir humor
5. spineless ::
ruggraatlose
6. timid ::
skugter
7. timorous ::
bedeesde
8. fearful ::
bang
9. pusillanimous ::
lafhartig
10. weak ::
swak
11. feeble ::
slap
12. yellow ::
geel
13. chicken ::
hoender
14. weak-kneed ::
swak knieë
15. gutless ::
sonder ruggegraat
16. yellow-bellied ::
geel-bellied
18. contemptible ::
veragtelik
19. abject ::
volslae
20. ignominious ::
skandelik
Noun
21. recreant ::
lafhartig
22. poltroon ::
lafaard
Antonyms
1. brave ::
dapper
2. courageous ::
moedige
3. daring ::
durf
4. dauntless ::
onversaagd
5. doughty ::
dapper
6. gallant ::
galante
7. hardy ::
geharde
8. intrepid ::
onverskrokke
9. stalwart ::
staatmaker
10. stout ::
stout
11. valiant ::
dapper
12. valorous ::
dapper
Different Forms
craven, cravenly, cravenness, cravens
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