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poltroonerynoun a shameful lack of courage in the face of dangerdecried the poltroonery of those politicians who caved into pressure from the special interests cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, gutlessness, pusillanimity, spinelessness diffidence, faintheartedness, fearfulness, timidity, timorousnesscarefulness, cautiousness, warinessbashfulness, shynessfeebleness, softness, weakness bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, hardihood, heart, heroism, intrepidity, intrepidness, nerve, stoutness, valiance, valor, virtue audacity, boldness, brazennessbackbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, spunkdetermination, perseverance, resolutionendurance, stamina, tenacity in 1590 |