faint-hearted
1faint-hearted — faint heart|ed1 [ ,feınt hartəd ] adjective not brave or enthusiastic faint hearted faint heart|ed 2 [ ,feınt hartəd ] noun not for the faint hearted HUMOROUS not appropriate for people who are easily frightened or shocked: a fairground ride that …
2Faint-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… …
3faint-hearted — faint heart|ed [ˌfeınt ˈha:tıd US a:r ] adj 1.) not trying very hard, because you do not want to do something, or you are not confident that you can succeed = ↑half hearted ▪ She made a rather faint hearted attempt to stop him from leaving. 2.)… …
4faint-hearted — mid 15c., from FAINT (Cf. faint) (adj.) + HEARTED (Cf. hearted). Related: Faintheartedly; faintheartedness …
5faint-hearted — index caitiff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6faint-hearted — also fainthearted 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or their behaviour as faint hearted, you mean that they are not very confident and do not take strong action because they are afraid of failing. This is no time to be faint hearted... The… …
7faint-hearted — adjective 1 not trying very hard, because you do not want to do something, or you are not confident that you can succeed: She made a rather faint hearted attempt to stop him from leaving. 2 not for the faint hearted humorous used to say that… …
8faint-hearted — adjective come now, my faint hearted friend, I ll get you to safety Syn: timid, timorous, nervous, easily scared, fearful, afraid; cowardly, craven, spineless, pusillanimous, lily livered; informal chicken, chicken hearted, yellow bellied,… …
9faint-hearted — I UK [ˌfeɪnt ˈhɑː(r)tɪd] / US [ˌfeɪnt ˈhɑrtəd] adjective not brave or enthusiastic II UK [ˌfeɪnt ˈhɑː(r)tɪd] / US [ˌfeɪnt ˈhɑrtəd] noun not for the faint hearted …
10faint-hearted — faint heart·ed (fāntʹhärʹtĭd) adj. Deficient in conviction or courage; timid. faintʹ heartʹed·ly adv. faintʹ heartʹed·ness n. * * * …
