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faint-hearted

English

Alternative forms

  • faint-heart (archaic)

Etymology

From faint +? hearted.

Adjective

faint-hearted (comparative more faint-hearted, superlative most faint-hearted)

  1. Lacking courage; timid

Derived terms

  • faint-heartedly
  • faint-heartedness

Related terms

  • faint of heart

Translations

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chicken-hearted

English

Etymology

From chicken + hearted, after chicken heart. Compare hen-hearted.

Pronunciation

Adjective

chicken-hearted (comparative more chicken-hearted, superlative most chicken-hearted)

  1. Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly. [from 17th c.]
    • 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 84:
      This chicken-hearted couple, by the light of a rush-candle that burned on the hearth, seeing a stranger burst into the chamber, in such a terrible attitude, were seized with consternation […] .

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See also

  • Thesaurus:cowardly

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