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Meanings of
faint-hearted
in English
Lacking conviction or boldness or courage.
faint
timid
fainthearted
Related terms
fearful
cowardly
Usage of
faint-hearted
in English
1
Music: New York in the 1970s was no place for the
faint
-
hearted
.
2
This is not work for the
faint
-
hearted
,
but staff are deeply worried.
3
He was of a feeble character, arrogant in prosperity,
faint-hearted
in adversity.
4
This ceremony was an appeal to the unimaginative, the sluggish, the
faint-hearted
.
5
Direct investment in the Chinese economic miracle is not for the
faint
-
hearted
.
6
Lucky I was tough because it ain't no place for the
faint
-
hearted
.
7
As the first reviews suggest, the Treatise is not for the
faint
-
hearted
.
8
The Greek Orthodox Easter Saturday Paschal vigil is not for the
faint
-
hearted
.
9
Poor little Rol gave another sighing sob over his own
faint-hearted
shortcomings.
10
For, from all I hear, you have not been a
faint-hearted
lover.
11
I don't like to see this
faint-hearted
spirit in you, old horse.
12
Do ye think the Lord will close the door, ye
faint
-
hearted
creature?
13
STRANGER: Shall we then be so
faint-hearted
as to give him up?
14
Ah, sire, you see well how modest, how
faint-hearted
I have become.
15
There's no doubt but that collecting military vehicles is not for the
faint
-
hearted
.
16
However, selling a property in Bitcoin is not for the
faint
-
hearted
.
Other examples for "faint-hearted"
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About this term
faint-hearted
Adjective
Frequent collocations
so faint-hearted
grow faint-hearted
more faint-hearted
rather faint-hearted
faint-hearted crusaders
More collocations
Faint-hearted
through the time
Faint-hearted
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common