# cowardice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkaʊədɪs/ · frequency rank #25,024

## Definitions
1. Lack of courage.

## Etymology
From Middle English cowardise, borrowed from Anglo-Norman cuardise (modern French couardise).

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccowardice`, `coawrdice`, `cowadrice`, `cowardcie`, `cowarddice`, `cowardicce`, `cowardiec`, `cowaridce`, `cowarrdice`, `cowradice`, `cowwardice`, `cwoardice`, `ocwardice`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cowardice