fain as an adjective: - 1
as a adverb: - 1
fain
adjective
1 fain
Having made preparations.
synonyms: disposed, inclined, prepared.
Roget 602:
willing,
minded,
fain,
disposed,
inclined,
favorable;
favorably-minded,
favorably inclined,
favorably disposed;
nothing loth;
in the vein,
in the mood,
in the humor,
in the mind.
ready,
forward,
earnest,
eager;
bent upon
etc.
(desirous)
865;
predisposed,
propense†.
docile;
persuadable,
persuasible;
suasible†,
easily persuaded,
facile,
easy-going;
tractable
etc.
(pliant)
324;
genial,
gracious,
cordial,
cheering,
hearty;
content
etc.
(assenting)
488.
voluntary,
gratuitous,
spontaneous;
unasked
etc.
(ask)
etc.
765;
unforced
etc.
(free)
748.
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Roget 865:
desirous;
desiring
etc.
v.;
inclined
etc.
(willing)
602;
partial to;
fain,
wishful,
optative†;
anxious,
wistful,
curious;
at a loss for,
sedulous,
solicitous.
craving,
hungry,
sharp-set,
peckish†,
ravening,
with an empty stomach,
esurient†,
lickerish†,
thirsty,
athirst,
parched with thirst,
pinched with hunger,
famished,
dry,
drouthy†;
hungry as a hunter,
hungry as a hawk,
hungry as a horse,
hungry as a church mouse,
hungry as a bear.
[excessively desirous]
greedy
etc.
817.1.
unsatisfied,
unsated,
unslaked;
unsaturated.
eager,
avid,
keen;
burning,
fervent,
ardent;
agog;
all agog;
breathless;
impatient
etc.
(impetuous)
825;
bent on,
intent on,
set on,
bent upon,
intent upon,
set upon;
mad after,
enrage,
rabid,
dying for,
devoured by desire.
aspiring,
ambitious,
vaulting,
skyaspiring,
high-reaching.
desirable;
desired
etc.
v.;
in demand;
pleasing
etc.
(giving pleasure)
829;
appetizing,
appetible†;
tantalizing.
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adverb
1 fain
In a willing manner:
— I would fain do it.
synonyms: gladly, lief.
Roget 865:
wistfully
etc.
adj.;
fain.
Roget 602:
willingly
etc.
adj.;
fain,
freely,
as lief,
heart and soul;
with pleasure,
with all one's heart,
with open arms;
with good will,
with right will;
de bonne volonte [Fr.],
ex animo [Lat.];
con amore [It],
heart in hand,
nothing loth,
without reluctance,
of one's own accord,
graciously,
with a good grace.
a la bonne heure [Fr.];
by all means,
by all manner of means;
to one's heart's content;
yes
etc.
(assent)
488.
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Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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