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- [pol-troon]
- /pɒlˈtrun/
- /pɔlˈtruːn/
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- [pol-troon]
- /pɒlˈtrun/
Definitions of poltroon word
- noun poltroon a wretched coward; craven. 1
- adjective poltroon marked by utter cowardice. 1
- noun poltroon an abject or contemptible coward 0
- noun poltroon a thorough coward; craven 0
- adjective poltroon cowardly 0
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Origin of poltroon
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone < Middle French poultron < Old Italian poltrone idler, coward, derivative of poltro foal < Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derivative of Latin pullus young animal; see foal
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Parts of speech for Poltroon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poltroon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
poltroon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poltroon
noun poltroon
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- chicken — Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- cullion — a despicable person
- dastard — a contemptible sneaking coward
adj poltroon
- craven — Someone who is craven is very cowardly.
- meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
Top questions with poltroon
- what does poltroon mean?
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Matching words
- Words starting with p
- Words starting with po
- Words starting with pol
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