plural of Fain

A surname.

plural of faineant

comparative form of faint: more faint

One who faints.

faint-hearted

timid people considered as a group

Lacking courage; timid

(idiomatic) To provide praise that is minimal or inconsequential, implying that such praise is the best that could be said.

To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle. / To cheat or deceive (someone). / To evade work or shirk responsibility.