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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
faint-hearted is an adjective meaning "lacking conviction or boldness or courage". It carries one recorded sense.
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
“faint heart ne'er won fair lady”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for faint-hearted come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.