faintheartedness
See also: faint-heartedness
English
Etymology
From fainthearted + -ness.
Noun
faintheartedness (plural faintheartednesses)
- The quality or state of being fainthearted.
- 1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (transl.), The New Life (La Vita Nuova) of Dante Alighieri, Siddall edition, pages 77-78.
- In the third, I say what it is I purpose to speak so as not to be impeded by faintheartedness.
- 1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (transl.), The New Life (La Vita Nuova) of Dante Alighieri, Siddall edition, pages 77-78.
Synonyms
- (quality or state of being fainthearted): fearfulness
Antonyms
- (quality or state of being fainthearted): stoutheartedness
Related terms
- fainthearted
- faintheartedly
Translations
The quality or state of being fainthearted