Antonyms for faint-hearted


Grammar : Adj
Spell : feynt-hahr-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd


Definition 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

Synonyms for faint-hearted

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