What does fainthearted mean?

fainthearted means "lacking conviction or boldness or courage".

How many syllables are in fainthearted?

fainthearted has 3 syllables: fain-thear-ted. The stress falls on "fain". In IPA it is /ˈfeɪntˈhɑɹtɪd/.

What is another word for fainthearted?

Close synonyms include faint, timid, faint-hearted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fainthearted a common word?

fainthearted is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fainthearted?

5 words rhyme with fainthearted. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

fainthearted — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
“faint heart ne'er won fair lady”
Synonymsfaint timid faint-hearted
Similarcowardly

Questions about fainthearted

What does fainthearted mean?: fainthearted means "lacking conviction or boldness or courage".
How many syllables are in fainthearted?: fainthearted has 3 syllables: fain-thear-ted. The stress falls on "fain". In IPA it is /ˈfeɪntˈhɑɹtɪd/.

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