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faint-heartedness

faint-heartedness is the alternative form of faintheartedness.

Meaning of faintheartedness

Noun

faintheartedness (plural faintheartednesses)

  1. The quality or state of being fainthearted.
    • In the third, I say what it is I purpose to speak so as not to be impeded by faintheartedness.1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (transl.), The New Life (La Vita Nuova) of Dante Alighieri, Siddall edition, pages 77-78.
    Synonyms:
    fearfulness

Questions about faint-heartedness

What is faint-heartedness the alternative form of?
Faint-heartedness is the alternative form of faintheartedness.

Words near faint-heartedness in the dictionary

  1. faint heart never won fair maiden
  2. faint of heart
  3. faint-heart
  4. faint-hearted
  5. faint-heartedly
  6. faint-heartedness
  7. faint-hearts
  8. fainted
  9. faintee
  10. faintees
  11. fainten

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