poltroonery

pol·troon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pol-troon]
- /pɒlˈtrun/
- /pɒl.ˈtruː.nə.ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-troon]
- /pɒlˈtrun/

Definitions of poltroonery word

noun poltroonery a wretched coward; craven. 1
adjective poltroonery marked by utter cowardice. 1
noun poltroonery cowardice 0

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Origin of poltroonery

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 Poltroonery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Poltroonery

poltroonery 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.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for poltroonery

noun poltroonery

chickenheartedness — Alternative form of chicken-heartedness.

Just one Synonym for poltroonery