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faintheartedness

faintheartedness noun: the quality or state of being fainthearted.

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

Synonyms of faintheartedness

Antonyms

Forms of faintheartedness

pluralfaintheartednesses

Origin of faintheartedness

From fainthearted + -ness.

Questions about faintheartedness

What does faintheartedness mean?
Faintheartedness means the quality or state of being fainthearted.
What part of speech is faintheartedness?
Faintheartedness is a noun.
What is the plural of faintheartedness?
The plural of faintheartedness is faintheartednesses.

Words near faintheartedness in the dictionary

  1. fainteth
  2. faintful
  3. faintheart
  4. fainthearted
  5. faintheartedly
  6. faintheartedness
  7. faintheartednesses
  8. fainthearts
  9. fainthood
  10. faintier
  11. faintiest

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