Coward
Coward noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Timid and coward are semantically related in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Timid" instead an adjective "Coward".
Timid
Timid adjective - Easily frightened.
Coward and timid are semantically related in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Coward" instead an adjective "Timid".
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Both words in one sentence
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A secretary at the American embassy who considers himself a coward (really he is just timid; there is a difference) is traveling through Germany with some neutral diplomats.
Source: The So-Called Coward - In Herman Wouk's The Winds of War, Leslie Slote, a diplomatic secretary from the American embassy in Warsaw during the German invasion who is timid and considers himself a coward.
Source: I Am Spartacus -
Lovable Coward: Sylvester who is timid, fearful and often lacks the confidence shown by the others.
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