faintheartedness
Lack of courage
Faintheartedness is a lack of courage or resolve—the quality of being easily discouraged or intimidated.
It suggests timidity in the face of difficulty rather than outright cowardice: His faintheartedness kept him from asking for a raise.
The word is somewhat literary and old-fashioned.
Fearful lack of courage
- pusillanimityContemptible lack of courage
- cowardiceAbsence of bravery
- spinelessnessLack of courage
- cravennessContemptible lack of bravery
meekness · timorousness · diffidence · mousiness · bashfulness · sheepishness · submissiveness · self-effacement
Failure to decide
- vacillationInability to choose
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
shilly-shallying · second-guessing · tentativeness · hesitancy · equivocation · ambivalence · reluctance · cold feet
Nervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
qualm · wariness · fearfulness · skittishness · jitteriness · edginess · worry · disquiet
Lack of courage
- ineffectualityInability to produce results
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- impotenceLack of strength or power
feebleness · vulnerability · fragility · softness · pliability · malleability · capitulation · surrender
timidity
Fearful lack of courage
- pusillanimityContemptible lack of courage
- cowardiceAbsence of bravery
- spinelessnessLack of courage
cravenness · meekness · timorousness · diffidence · mousiness · bashfulness · sheepishness · submissiveness · self-effacement · milquetoast
indecision
Failure to decide
- vacillationInability to choose
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
dithering · shilly-shallying · second-guessing · tentativeness · hesitancy · equivocation · ambivalence · reluctance · cold feet · faltering
apprehension
Nervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
misgiving · qualm · wariness · fearfulness · skittishness · jitteriness · edginess · worry · disquiet · angst
spinelessness
Lack of courage
- ineffectualityInability to produce results
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
impotence · feebleness · vulnerability · fragility · softness · pliability · malleability · capitulation · surrender · defeatism
- Heart compoundswarmhearted, coldhearted, kindhearted, wholehearted, halfhearted
faintheartednesscourage
Fortitude facing danger
bravery · fearlessness · valor · boldness · stoutheartedness
faintheartednessfortitude
Enduring courage under pain
resolution · determination · resoluteness · steadfastness · moral courage
heart, faint, fainting, faint-hearted, fainthearted, faint-heartedness, faint-heartedly