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Webster 1913 Edition

Faint-hearted

Faint′-heartˊed

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Adj.

Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.

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Faint′-heartˊed-ly

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adv.

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Faint′-heartˊed-ness

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Noun.

Definition 2024

faint-hearted

faint-hearted

See also: fainthearted

English

Alternative forms

faint-heart (archaic)

Adjective

faint-hearted ‎(comparative more faint-hearted, superlative most faint-hearted)

Lacking courage; timid

Derived terms

Related terms

faint of heart

Translations

lacking courage, timid

Chinese:
Mandarin: 膽怯 (zh), 胆怯 (zh) ‎(dǎnqiè), 無勇氣的, 无勇气的 ‎(wú yǒngqì de)
French: timoré (fr)
German: zaghaft (de), feige (de), mutlos (de), schüchtern (de)
Hungarian: nyúlszívű (hu)
Japanese: 勇気のない (ja) ‎(ゆうきのない, yūki no nai)

Kyrgyz: коркок (ky) ‎(korkok), жүрөгү жок (ky) ‎(cürögü cok)
Manx: faase-chreeagh
Maori: harotu, hōpīpī , hopī
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forknytt (no)
Russian: малоду́шный (ru) ‎(malodúšnyj), трусли́вый (ru) ‎(truslívyj), ро́бкий (ru) ‎(róbkij), боязли́вый (ru) ‎(bojazlívyj)