fainthearted

[ feynt-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.

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Origin of fainthearted

First recorded in 1400–50, fainthearted is from late Middle English feynt hertyd. See faint, hearted

OTHER WORDS FROM fainthearted

faint·heart·ed·ly, adverb

Words nearby fainthearted

fainéant, fainites, fáinne, faint, faintheart, fainthearted, faints, fainty, fair, fair and square, fair ball

How to use fainthearted in a sentence

I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.'
North and South|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
I ricommend to you, trusting to God, and putting down all misgivings and fainthearted feelin's.
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper
Sometimes I feel almost fainthearted, which is cowardly and forgetful of our calling "to fight manfully under Christ's banner."
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
By its power he keeps the whole herd of dejected, fainthearted, despairing and unsuccessful creatures, fast to life.
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes

Only the fainthearted talk of retreating; the others do not think of it, and these are more than the majority.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid