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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
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adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of fain (Entry 2 of 2)
by choice or preference
- "I would fain not marry that suitor, my lord," the princess pleaded
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“Fain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fain. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of fain was before the 12th century
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