faintheart
1 of 2adjective
: cowardly, timid, irresolute
faintheart
2 of 2noun
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: a timorous or irresolute person : coward
the fainthearts who broke and ran
Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
alteration of fainthearted
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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