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What is the adjective for fainthearted?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs faint and fainten which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

faint
  1. (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
  2. Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
  3. hardly perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
  4. Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
  5. Slight; minimal.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. dizzy, giddy, vertiginous, weak, wobbly, woozy, exhausted, unsteady, fatigued, reeling, shaky, wooly, woolly, drooping, enervated, faltering, lightheaded, muzzy, trembly, dopey, fragile, languid, lethargic, light-headed, off-balance, all of a quiver, woolly-headed, weak at the knees, groggy, whirling, swimmy, hazy, dazed, staggering, aswoon, punchy, punch-drunk, weak-kneed, with rubbery legs, off balance, muddled, tipsy, swimming, gaga, slap-happy, stuporous, distracted, confused, weak in the knees, muddleheaded … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “I was sorting clothes in the basement when I started feeling faint, then dizzy and extremely sick.”
      “The old folks were looking faint after a long haul flight.”
      “She heard a faint noise in the deckhead, like a distant flag flapping in the breeze.”
faintful
  1. Displaying weakness, frailty, or faintness; fainting; dejected
  2. Examples:
      3. “The heights dizzied her, spiralling stone promising faintful vistas.”
fainthearted
  1. Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. timid, timorous, fearful, mousy, cowardly, gutless, mousey, shy, frightened, yellow, spineless, afraid, tremulous, cowering, skittish, wimpy, weak, scary, fearsome, meek, unassertive, cowed, intimidated, lily-livered, having cold feet, nervous, apprehensive, scared, shrinking, pusillanimous, craven, chicken, wimpish, diffident, hesitant, sissy, panicky, easily frightened, faint-hearted, lacking courage, weak-kneed, recreant, soft, unheroic, jittery, anxious, feeble, spiritless, unconfident, quaking … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This ploy was so successful that Victorian men became fainthearted at the sight of a well-turned ankle.”
      “A temporary show on body art, complete with copious pictures of heavily pierced extremities, was not for the fainthearted.”
      “The first gives a neater result, while the second, which I think the more interesting, is not for the fainthearted.”
faintward
  1. Towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).
fainty
  1. feeble; languid; inclined to faint
  2. Examples:
      3. “When I was young the sight of blood made me go fainty, but I laugh at it now.”
      “First, Fainty claimed he doesn't bet, then suggested his eventual 6-4 favourite should be a 7-2 chance.”
faintsome
  1. (chiefly dialectal) Characterised by fainting or faintness
faintling
  1. Timorous; feeble-minded.
faintless
  1. Without faintness or fainting
fainter
  1. comparative form of faint: more faint
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dizzier, giddier, weaker, wobblier, woozier, unsteadier, shakier, woolier, woollier, muzzier, tremblier, fragiler, more vertiginous, more exhausted, more fatigued, more drooping, more enervated, more lightheaded, more dopey, more languid, more lethargic, more woolly-headed, feebler, frailer, infirmer, slighter, more asthenic, more effete, more unsubstantial, more wasted, more weakened, quieter, softer, gentler, unclearer, lower-pitched, more muffled, more stifled, more hushed, more subdued, more bated, more softened, more diminished, more distant, more far-off, subtler … more
faintish
  1. Somewhat faint.
  2. Examples:
      3. “It was denoted that at the tail of the model, the faintish separate had already appeared, so the base drag became increased.”
faintest
  1. superlative form of faint: most faint; most faint.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dizziest, giddiest, weakest, wobbliest, wooziest, unsteadiest, shakiest, wooliest, woolliest, muzziest, trembliest, fragilest, most vertiginous, most exhausted, most fatigued, most drooping, most enervated, most lightheaded, most dopey, most languid, most lethargic, most woolly-headed, feeblest, frailest, infirmest, slightest, most asthenic, most effete, most unsubstantial, most wasted, most weakened, quietest, softest, gentlest, unclearest, lowest-pitched, most muffled, most stifled, most hushed, most subdued, most bated, most softened, most diminished, most distant, most far-off, subtlest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Her high cheekbones were covered with the faintest hint of rose blush to highlight her complexion.”
      “A large cavern, lit only by the faintest glimmer of phosphorescence was exposed, a vast lake in the centre.”
      “A strand of her light brown hair brushed the hand he held at his chest, and he caught the faintest hint of a flowery perfume.”
faintier
  1. comparative form of fainty: more fainty
faintiest
  1. superlative form of fainty: most fainty
fainted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of faint
  2. Synonyms:
      3. swooned, blacked out, passed out, fell unconscious, fallen unconscious, lost consciousness, became unconscious, become unconscious, conked out, flaked out, went out, gone out, went out like a light, gone out like a light, went out like light, gone out like light, zonked out, went under, gone under, collapsed, dropped, fell, felled, fallen, slumped, tumbled, buckled, crumbled, crumpled, flopped, foundered, keeled over, fell down, fallen down … more
fainting
  1. present participle of faint
  2. Synonyms:
      3. swooning, blacking out, passing out, falling unconscious, losing consciousness, becoming unconscious, conking out, flaking out, going out, going out like a light, going out like light, zonking out, going under, collapsing, dropping, falling, slumping, tumbling, buckling, crumbling, crumpling, flopping, foundering, keeling over, falling down … more
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