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Fainthearted definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FAINTHEARTED, a. Cowardly; timorous; dejected; easily depressed, or yielding to fear.
Fear not, neither be fainthearted. Isaiah 7.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" [syn: faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century lacking courage or resolution ; timid • faintheartedly adverb • faintheartedness noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fainthearted Faint"*heart`ed, a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. Fear not, neither be faint-hearted. --Is. vii. 4. -- Faint"*heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Faint"*heart`ed*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see faint-hearted

Moby Thesaurus

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