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Timorous vs Faint-hearted - What's the difference?

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Timorous is a related term of faint-hearted.


As adjectives the difference between timorous and faint-hearted

is that timorous is fearful, afraid, timid while faint-hearted is lacking courage; timid.

timorous

English

Alternative forms

* timourous (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fearful, afraid, timid
  • * by
    • Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rou s beastie,
    Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
  • * , Episode 16
    • He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.

    Synonyms

    * (fearful) fearful, shy, timid

    Antonyms

    * (fearful) daredevil, dauntless, reckless

    faint-hearted

    English

    Adjective

  • Lacking courage; timid

    • Related terms

    * faint of heart