fearful vs recreant

fearful is not a noun while recreant is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fearful	No	Yes	No	No
recreant	Yes	Yes	No	No

fearful (noun)	recreant (noun)
	an abject coward
	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

fearful (adjective)	recreant (adjective)
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted	lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
experiencing or showing fear	having deserted a cause or principle
causing fear or dread or terror
extremely distressing
timid by nature or revealing timidity