fain

1 of 2

adjective

ˈfān

: willing

he was very fain, for the young widow was "altogether fair and lovely … "

Amy Kelly

: being obliged or constrained : compelled

Great Britain was fain to devote its whole energy … to the business of slaying and being slain

G. M. Trevelyan

archaic : happy, pleased

archaic : inclined, desirous

fain

2 of 2

adverb

: with pleasure : gladly

a speech of fire that fain would blaze

William Shakespeare

: by preference

knew it, too, though he would fain not admit it publicly

John Lukacs

: by desire

I would fain consult you

W. S. Gilbert

单词	fain
释义	fain 1 of 2 adjective ˈfān 1 a : willing he was very fain, for the young widow was "altogether fair and lovely … " Amy Kelly b : being obliged or constrained : compelled Great Britain was fain to devote its whole energy … to the business of slaying and being slain G. M. Trevelyan 2 archaic : happy, pleased 3 archaic : inclined, desirous fain 2 of 2 adverb 1 : with pleasure : gladly a speech of fire that fain would blaze William Shakespeare 2 a : by preference knew it, too, though he would fain not admit it publicly John Lukacs b : by desire I would fain consult you W. S. Gilbert Synonyms Adjective amenable disposed game glad inclined minded ready willing Adverb first preferably rather readily soon willingly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective during the Renaissance most men of science and the arts were fain to express their noblest thoughts in Latin, the lingua franca of the learned Adverb “I would fain not marry that suitor, my lord,” the princess pleaded Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English fagen, fayn, from Old English fægen; akin to Old English gefēon to rejoice, Old High German gifehan, Old Norse feginn happy Adverb Middle English fayn, derivative of fayn fain entry 1 First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Adverb 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 fain 1 of 2 adjective as in willing having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) during the Renaissance most men of science and the arts were fain to express their noblest thoughts in Latin, the lingua franca of the learned Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance willing ready glad inclined disposed minded prepared obliging game amenable excited eager obedient agreeable prone swift desirous favorable enthusiastic submissive receptive cooperative responsive predisposed accommodating compliant prompt quick enthused Antonyms & Near Antonyms unwilling reluctant loath loth disinclined averse reticent unamenable loathe See More fain 2 of 2 adverb as in rather by choice or preference "I would fain not marry that suitor, my lord," the princess pleaded Synonyms & Similar Words rather willingly preferably readily soon first either alternatively alternately instead gladly voluntarily optionally wishfully desirably obligingly electively Antonyms & Near Antonyms involuntarily unwillingly reluctantly forcibly willy-nilly
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fain

adjective

adverb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

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adjective

adverb