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fainthearted

adjective faint·heart·ed \ˈfānt-ˈhär-təd\

: feeling or showing a lack of courage

Full Definition of FAINTHEARTED

:  lacking courage or resolution :  timid
— faint·heart·ed·ly adverb
— faint·heart·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of FAINTHEARTED

15th century

Related to FAINTHEARTED

Synonyms
shy, fearful, fearsome, mousy (or mousey), scary, skittish, timid, timorous, tremulous
Antonyms
adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, dashing, gutsy, hardy, venturesome, venturous

Rhymes with FAINTHEARTED

bighearted, coldhearted, departed, downhearted, freehearted, good-hearted, greathearted, halfhearted, hard-hearted, ironhearted, kindhearted, largehearted, lighthearted, proudhearted, softhearted, stouthearted, truehearted, uncharted, warmhearted, weakhearted, wholehearted
FAINTHEARTEDNESS Defined for Kids

fainthearted

adjective faint·heart·ed \ˈfānt-ˈhär-təd\

Definition of FAINTHEARTED for Kids

:  cowardly 1

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