Meanings
plural faintheartednesses
- The quality or state of being fainthearted.
1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (transl.), The New Life (La Vita Nuova) of Dante Alighieri, Siddall edition, pages 77-78. In the third, I say what it is I purpose to speak so as not to be impeded by faintheartedness.
Synonyms: fearfulness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality or state of being fainthearted.
antonym(s) of “quality or state of being fainthearted”
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe trait of lacking boldness and courage
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀθυμία
- ἀθυμία (athumía)The quality or state of being fainthearted
Polish atymia
- atymiaThe quality or state of being fainthearted
Romanian temere
- temereThe quality or state of being fainthearted
Turkish ürkeklik
- ürkeklikThe quality or state of being fainthearted
Cite this entry
faintheartedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintheartedness
“faintheartedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintheartedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faintheartedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintheartedness.
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