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fainthearted

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1. a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. Source: opted
2. adj. lacking conviction or boldness or courage Source: wordnet
3. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. Fear not, neither be faint-hearted">faint-hearted. Is. vii. 4. -- Faint"*heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Faint"*heart`ed*ness, n. Source: webster
4. s lacking conviction or boldness or courage Source: ecdict

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courage fear faint boldness conviction cowardly dejected depressed discouraged easily frightened heart lacking timorous wanting faint-hearted neither ness VII

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faint-hearts fainted fainter faintest faintheartedness

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