fain

fain

adjective

Definition of FAIN

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) <during the Renaissance most men of science and the arts were fain to express their noblest thoughts in Latin, the lingua franca of the learned>

Synonyms amenable, disposed, fain, game, glad, inclined, minded, ready

Related Words predisposed, prone; accommodating, agreeable, compliant, cooperative, obedient, obliging, submissive; favorable, receptive; prepared, prompt, quick, responsive, swift; desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited

Near Antonyms averse, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant, reticent

Antonyms disinclined, unamenable, unwilling