Difference between Fearful and Fainthearted

What is the difference between Fearful and Fainthearted?

Fearful as an adjective is frightening while Fainthearted as an adjective is faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.

Fearful

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: frightening frightened, filled with terror terrible

Example sentence: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

Fainthearted

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.

We hope you now know whether to use Fearful or Fainthearted in your sentence.

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