Fainthearted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking conviction or boldness or courage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪnthɑːɹɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪnthɑːtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪnthɑːtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪnthɑːɹɾᵻd/.

Examples

faint heart ne'er won fair lady

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

faint timid faint-hearted

Parts of Speech

adjective

lacking conviction or boldness or courage

“faint heart ne'er won fair lady”

Word Forms

faintness	noun	the trait of lacking boldness and courage
faintheartedness	noun	the trait of lacking boldness and courage
timidness	noun	fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
timidity	noun	fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kleinmütig

es mangelt an Überzeugung, Kühnheit oder Mut

🇫🇷French

pusillanime

manque de conviction, d'audace ou de courage

🇪🇸Spanish

pusilánime

Falta de convicción, audacia o coraje.

🇮🇹Italian

debole di cuore

privi di convinzione, di audacia o di coraggio

🇳🇱Dutch

zwakhartig

zonder overtuiging, durf of moed

🇵🇹Portuguese

desanimado

sem convicção, ousadia ou coragem

🇷🇺Russian

малодушный

не хватает убежденности, смелости или мужества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डरपोक

दृढ़ विश्वास या निर्भीकता या साहस की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অজ্ঞান

প্রত্যয় বা সাহস বা সাহসের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

நம்பிக்கை அல்லது தைரியம் அல்லது தைரியம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఛపోయింది

నమ్మకం లేదా ధైర్యం లేదా ధైర్యం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेहोश

खात्री किंवा धैर्य किंवा धैर्य नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ હૃદયવાળું

પ્રતીતિ અથવા નીડરતા અથવા હિંમતનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಕಾದ

ಕನ್ವಿಕ್ಷನ್ ಅಥವಾ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಧೈರ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തളർന്നുപോയി

ബോധ്യമോ ധൈര്യമോ ധൈര്യമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਹੋਸ਼

ਯਕੀਨ ਜਾਂ ਦਲੇਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ہوش

یقین یا دلیری یا ہمت کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胆怯的

缺乏信念或勇气或勇气

🇯🇵Japanese

気弱な

信念、大胆さ、勇気が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

소심한

신념이나 대담함, 용기가 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yếu đuối

thiếu niềm tin hoặc sự táo bạo hoặc can đảm

🇹🇭Thai

ใจสั่น

ขาดความเชื่อมั่นหรือความกล้าหาญหรือความกล้าหาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengecut

kurang keyakinan atau keberanian atau keberanian

🇵🇭Filipino

mahina ang loob

kulang sa pananalig o katapangan o lakas ng loob

🇲🇾Malay

pengsan

kurang keyakinan atau keberanian atau keberanian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جبان

يفتقر إلى القناعة أو الجرأة أو الشجاعة

🇮🇷Persian

بی حال

فاقد اعتقاد یا جسارت یا شجاعت

🇹🇷Turkish

korkak

inançtan veya cesaretten veya cesaretten yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַך לֵבָב

חסר שכנוע או תעוזה או אומץ

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The primary meaning of 'fainthearted' is 'lacking conviction or boldness or courage'.

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Using 'fainthearted' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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