What does fainthearted mean?
Definitions for fainthearted
ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪdfaint·heart·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-heartedadjective
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
"faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
Wiktionary
faintheartedadjective
Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Faintheartedadjective
Cowardly; timorous; dejected; easily depressed.
Etymology: faint and heart.
Fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoaking firebrands. Is. vii. 4.
They should resolve the next day as victorious conquerors to take the city, or else there as fainthearted cowards to end their days. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
Now the late fainthearted rout,
O’erthrown and scatter’d round about,
Chac’d by the horrour of their fear,
From bloody fray of knight and bear,
Took heart again and fac’d about,
As if they meant to stand it out. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 3.Villain, stand off! base, groveling, worthless wretches,
Mongrils in faction; poor fainthearted traitors. Joseph Addison, Cato.
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fainthearted
Fainthearted refers to someone who lacks courage, bravery or determination; someone who is easily scared, timid or apprehensive.
Webster Dictionary
Faintheartedadjective
wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fainthearted in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fainthearted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of fainthearted in a Sentence
Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus.
The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.”
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