niddering

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈnɪdərɪŋ/ UK /ˈnɪdərɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun adj

Meanings

1

noun
a base coward; cowardly or contemptible (archaic)

The old ballad branded the deserter a faithless niddering.

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1 noun · a base coward; cowardly or... coward craven wretchdastardpoltroon cowardly contemptible

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hero brave

Word family

Related forms nithingnithered

Etymology

An archaic word arising as a misprint or corruption of nithing ('coward, wretch'), itself from Old English nīðing, from nīð ('malice, enmity').

nīðing Old English nīð Old English

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# niddering

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈnɪdərɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈnɪdərɪŋ

## Meanings
1. a base coward; cowardly or contemptible (archaic)

## Examples
- The old ballad branded the deserter a faithless niddering.

## Synonyms
- coward
- craven
- wretch
- dastard
- poltroon
- cowardly
- contemptible

## Antonyms
- hero
- brave

## Related Forms
- nithing
- nithered

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nīðing
- Root: nīð

## Etymology
An archaic word arising as a misprint or corruption of nithing ('coward, wretch'), itself from Old English nīðing, from nīð ('malice, enmity').

## AI Etymology
Niddering is an archaic word arising as a misprint or corruption of nithing ('coward, wretch'), itself from Old English nīðing, from nīð ('malice, enmity'). The etymological trail includes Old English nīðing, Old English nīð. The same word family includes nithing, nithered. Its current noun use means "a base coward; cowardly or contemptible (archaic)".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
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