faint-hearted

faint-heart·ed

adjective

Deficient in conviction or courage; timid.

Related Forms:

faint′-heart′ed·ly
adverb

faint′-heart′ed·ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative more faint-hearted, superlative most faint-hearted)

Lacking courage; timid

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Not for the faint-hearted, this lime green shoe will offer traction on all types of surfaces.
The main colors here are pink, black, and white, and the design is not for the faint-hearted.
Head to toe red is a difficult look to pull off and not for the faint-hearted!
Acetanium: The Acetanium style is not for the faint-hearted.
I long to take nature to my heart, that nature before whose depth the faint-hearted theologian shrinks back; and with nature man, man in his entire quality."

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