craven

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cravant, either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter (ultimately from Latin crepare), or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪ.vən/ Rhymes: -eɪvən === Adjective === craven (comparative more craven, superlative most craven) Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === craven (plural cravens) (archaic) A coward. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coward ==== Translations ==== === Verb === craven (third-person singular simple present cravens, present participle cravening, simple past and past participle cravened) (archaic) To make craven. === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “craven”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “craven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === carven, cavern == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === From English craving. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /krʲeːvən/, /krʲeːbən/ Hyphenation: cra‧ven === Adjective === craven gluttonous, greedy Synonyms: gravalicious, licky-licky, nyamy-nyamy === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === crave, cravyn, crawyn, krave === Etymology === From Old English crafian, from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, modification of Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkraːvən/ === Verb === craven to ask or petition (for something) to demand or claim; to ask forcefully to ask or inquire (about something) (rare) to want or crave (rare) to charge; to calumniate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: crave Scots: crave Yola: crave === References === “crāven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.