faintheartedness

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faintheartedness

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From fainthearted + -ness.

noun 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.
Similar: fearfulness

Opposite: stoutheartedness

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Opposite: stoutheartedness

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noun The quality or state of being fainthearted

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@misc{faintheartedness_2026,
  title = {faintheartedness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/faintheartedness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}