faint´heart´ed|ness
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faint´|heart´ed|ly — faint|heart|ed «FAYNT HAHR tihd», adjective. lacking courage to carry a thing through; cowardly; timid: »She had no use for her fainthearted suitor. SYNONYM(S): feeble, timorous. –faint´|heart´ed|ly, adverb. –faint´heart´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
faint|heart|ed — «FAYNT HAHR tihd», adjective. lacking courage to carry a thing through; cowardly; timid: »She had no use for her fainthearted suitor. SYNONYM(S): feeble, timorous. –faint´|heart´ed|ly, adverb. –faint´heart´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
half´-heart´ed|ness — half heart|ed «HAF HAHR tihd, HAHF », adjective. lacking courage, interest, or enthusiasm; not earnest. SYNONYM(S): indifferent, perfunctory, lukewarm, faint. –half´ heart´ed|ly, adverb. –half´ heart´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
faint — faint·ing·ly; faint·ly; faint·ness; faint; faint·heart·ed·ly; faint·heart·ed·ness; … English syllables
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}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Faint-heartedly — 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 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-hearted — faint heart·ed (fāntʹhärʹtĭd) adj. Deficient in conviction or courage; timid. faintʹ heartʹed·ly adv. faintʹ heartʹed·ness n. * * * … Universalium
heart — cow·heart·ed; dis·heart·en·ment; down·heart·ed·ness; great·heart·ed·ly; great·heart·ed·ness; heart; heart·ed; heart·ed·ness; heart·en; heart·ful; heart·i·ly; heart·i·ness; heart·less; heart·rend·ing·ly; heart·some; kind·heart·ed·ness;… … English syllables
