Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [feynt-hahrt]
- /ˈfeɪntˌhɑrt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [feynt-hahrt]
- /ˈfeɪntˌhɑrt/
Definition of faintheart word
- noun faintheart person who lacks courage; coward. 1
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Origin of faintheart
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; back formation from fainthearted
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Parts of speech for Faintheart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
faintheart popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
faintheart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for faintheart
noun faintheart
- wimp — any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
- poltroon — a wretched coward; craven.
- yellow — a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- pessimist — a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
- chicken — Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
Antonyms for faintheart
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