Synonyms for fain

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feyn

Phonetic Transcription : feɪn

Définition of fain

Origin : Old English fægen, fagen "glad, cheerful, happy, joyful, rejoicing," from a common Germanic root (cf. Old Saxon fagan, Old Norse feginn "glad," Old High German faginon, Gothic faginon "to rejoice"), perhaps from PIE *pek- "to make pretty." As an adverb, from c.1200.

adj willing

Example sentences :

It was only as he exclaimed, “Good aunt, I am fain to see thee here!”
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

A burst of Homeric laughter was Sir William's reply--laughter in which all were fain to join.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

The mate admired at a mood so novel for his commander, but he was fain to submit.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

Bowed then to bench those bearers-of-glory, fain of the feasting.
Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous

But, no thanks unto him, the Bible he was fain to leave unmeddled with.
Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther

Me therein, an innocent man, the fiendish foe was fain to thrust with many another.
Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous

He said I must sing—it was part of my studies, and I was fain to bend to his will.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

One thing we fain would emphasise, before we conclude our account.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

She kissed him again, fain to dispel the shadow that darkened his face.
Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

Neither were to be had, and he was fain to put up with a wafer.
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

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