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Fain
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What's The Definition Of Fain?
[adv] in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it"
[adj] having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" Synonyms | Synonyms for Fain: disposed(p) | gladly | inclined(p) | lief | prepared | willing Related Terms | Find terms related to Fain: aching for | acquiescent | agreeable | alacritous | amenable | ardent | bent on | compliant | consenting | content | cooperative | crazy to | desirous of | disposed | docile | dying for | dying to | eager | enthusiastic | fain of | favorable | favorably disposed | favorably inclined | fond of | forward | game | in the mind | in the mood | inclined | inclined toward | itching for | keen on | leaning toward | mad on | minded | partial to | pliant | predisposed | prompt | prone | quick | ready | ready and willing | receptive | responsive | set on | spoiling for | tractable | well-disposed | well-inclined | wild to | willed | willing | willinghearted | zealous See Also | Fain In Webster's Dictionary \Fain\, a. [OE. fain, fagen, AS. f[ae]gen; akin to OS.
fagan, Icel. faginn glad; AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice, OS.
fagan[=o]n, Icel. fagna, Goth. fagin[=o]n, cf. Goth.
fah[=e]ds joy; and fr. the same root as E. fair. Srr {Fair},
a., and cf. {Fawn} to court favor.]
1. Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.
Men and birds are fain of climbing high. --Shak.
To a busy man, temptation is fainto climb up
together with his business. --Jer. Taylor.
2. Satisfied; contented; also, constrained. --Shak.
The learned Castalio was fain to make trechers at
Basle to keep himself from starving. --Locke.
\Fain\, adv. With joy; gladly; -- with wold. He would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat. --Luke xv. 16. Fain Would I woo her, yet I dare not. --Shak. \Fain\, v. t. & i. To be glad; to wish or desire. [Obs.] Whoso fair thing does fain to see. --Spencer. |
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