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cravenness
This term describes a specific, shameful brand of cowardice that evokes disgust or contempt rather than pity. It suggests a total collapse of will or a betrayal of duty, often used in formal or literary contexts to criticize a failure of character during a moment of crisis.
As an abstract quality, this noun is uncountable. It cannot be pluralized or counted as individual units; instead, it is measured in degrees of intensity. To quantify it, one must use partitive constructions such as a streak of cravenness or an instance of cravenness.
Meanings
Examples
His cravenness in the face of the enemy led to the fall of the entire fortress.
I cannot believe my own cravenness for staying silent while he was being bullied.
The knight was stripped of his title due to his sheer cravenness during the battle.
Such cravenness is unacceptable for someone in a leadership position.
Such cravenness is unacceptable for someone in a leadership position.
He masked his cravenness with a facade of arrogance and loud boasting.
The general viewed the retreat not as a strategy but as an act of cravenness.
Why did I let cravenness dictate my choices at the most critical moment?
The villain laughed at the hero's sudden cravenness when the monster appeared.