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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Faint-hearted \Faint"-heart'ed\, adjective Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.
Fear not, neither be faint-hearted. --Is. vii. 4. -- {Faint"-heart'ed*ly}, adverb -- {Faint"-heart'ed*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
faintheartedness
noun: the trait of lacking boldness and courage [ant: {stoutheartedness}]
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