recreant meaning and definition

RECREANT noun

Definition of recreant (noun)

1. an abject coward
   • synonyms: craven, poltroon
2. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
   • synonyms: apostate, deserter, ratter, renegade, turncoat

RECREANT adjective

Definition of recreant (adjective)

1. having deserted a cause or principle
   • "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
   • synonyms: renegade
2. 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
   • synonyms: craven