Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fainthearted

/fˈeɪnthˈɑɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: faint-heart-ed
IPA: /fˈeɪnthˈɑɹtɪd/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.

Example Sentences

"Upon this, our guide, who, by the way, was but a fainthearted fellow, bid us keep in a ready posture, for he believed there were more wolves a-coming. We kept our arms ready, and our eyes about us..."
""Fainthearted knight! You should have stayed and covered my retreat. Hark! they are coming! Hide! Hide!" she panted, half in fear, half in merriment, as the gay pursuers rapidly drew nearer."

Etymology

From faint + hearted.

Inflected Forms

more fainthearted (comparative) most fainthearted (superlative) faint-hearted (alternative) faint of heart (alternative) faint-heart (alternative)

Derived Forms

faintheartedly faintheartedness

Synonyms

afraid cowardly meek timid faint faint-hearted

Antonyms

brave determined steadfast stouthearted

Rhymes With

started departed parted uncharted restarted imparted carted darted smarted bighearted

Questions

How do you pronounce fainthearted?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪnthˈɑɹtɪd/.
What does fainthearted mean?: Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
Where does fainthearted come from?: From faint + hearted.

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