0 the quality of being extremely cowardly (= not brave): --
The situation is made worse by the cravenness of politicians in refusing to tackle it.
This absurd controversy has rumbled on, producing endless supplies of cravenness, buck-passing, hypocrisy and deceit.
We should beg divine forgiveness for our cravenness, our cowardice in the face of bullies like Stalin and Hitler.
The cravenness of successive governments has been shown in their unwillingness to make any decisions contrary to the interests of the super-rich.
Ministerial cravenness has destroyed what was left of police morale.