recreant vs fearful

recreant is a noun but fearful is not a noun.

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

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

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