Synonyms for faint-hearted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feynt-hahr-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd

Top 10 synonyms for faint-hearted

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Définition of faint-hearted

Origin : mid-15c., from faint (adj.) + hearted. Related: Faintheartedly; faintheartedness.

As in spineless : adj cowardly
As in weak : adj cowardly
As in chickenhearted : adj cowardly
As in panicky : adj afraid
As in afraid : adj fearful
As in gutless : adj timid

Example sentences :

I am not faint-hearted,” said Stephen; “but I will not break mine oath to my master.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

I don't believe the police have been culpable; they have only been faint-hearted.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Major Rogers was faint from the loss of blood, and at the moment was faint-hearted.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various

I commend it to the notice of those who are faint-hearted about the future of wheat in Britain.
Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

"Why yes," she answered, with a faint-hearted assumption of confidence.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

What a faint-hearted old dog you are, and you were a pilot once.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

Mrs. Calvert's good nature was not the good nature of the faint-hearted or weak-kneed.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Here be my spoils, great ones; but how faint-hearted are your southern trout!
Extract from : « Angling Sketches » by Andrew Lang

I suspected then that she'd begun to get faint-hearted, waiting; though she'd never let me see it.
Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather

How do you know she will never accept you, you faint-hearted boy?
Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston

Antonyms for faint-hearted

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