Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowardly lion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
cow-ard-ly lion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who acts tough but misses a golden opportunity out of fear or cowardice.

Example Sentences

Etymology

After a character in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does cowardly lion mean?
A person who acts tough but misses a golden opportunity out of fear or cowardice.
Where does cowardly lion come from?
After a character in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

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