Recreant Definition & Meaning
recreant
- adjective
- having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
- lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser
- noun
- an abject coward
- a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
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- What does recreant mean?
- having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser an abject coward a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- What part of speech is recreant?
- Recreant is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does recreant have?
- Recreant has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).