"faint of heart" meaning in English

See faint of heart in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-faint of heart.wav Forms: more faint of heart [comparative], most faint of heart [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} faint of heart (comparative more faint of heart, superlative most faint of heart)
  1. faint-hearted
    Sense id: en-faint_of_heart-en-adj-5gGmjvjg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-faint of heart.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} faint of heart pl (plural only)
  1. timid people considered as a group Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-faint_of_heart-en-noun-bGjhVnza Disambiguation of People: 1 99

Alternative forms

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