faint-heartedness
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Faint-heartedness — Faint hearted Faint heart ed, a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. [1913 Webster] Fear not, neither be faint hearted. Is. vii. 4. {Faint heart ed*ly}, adv. {Faint heart ed*ness} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
faint-heartedness — faint heartˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑faint … Useful english dictionary
faint-heartedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Ignoble lack of courage: chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanhness. Slang: gutlessness, yellowness, yellow streak. See FEAR … English dictionary for students
faint-heartedness — cowardliness, timidity … English contemporary dictionary
faint — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined to faint. 3 slight, remote, inadequate (a faint chance). 4 feeble, half hearted (faint praise). 5 timid (a faint heart). 6 (also feint)… … Useful english dictionary
faint-hearted — noun lacking courage or conviction. Derivatives faint heart noun faint heartedly adverb faint heartedness noun … English new terms dictionary
faint-hearted — /feɪnt ˈhatəd/ (say faynt hahtuhd) adjective lacking courage; cowardly; timorous. –faint heartedly, adverb –faint heartedness, noun …
Dead-heartedness — Dead hearted Dead heart ed, a. Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless. {Dead heart ed*ness}, n. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cowardice — n pusillanimity, timidity, timorousness, faint heartedness, weak heartedness, Inf. chicken heartedness; poltroonery, dastardliness, recreancy, cra venness, cowardliness; faint heart, weak knees, white feather, Inf. chicken heart, Inf. funk, Sl.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pusillanimity — n timidity, timorousness, cowardice, cowardliness, lily liveredness, faint heartedness, weak heartedness, Inf. chicken heartedness, Sl. yellow belliedness; faint heart, weak knees, white feather, no backbone, a backbone of banana, Inf. chicken… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
