Definition of 'fain'
adverb
1. (usually with would) archaic
willingly; gladly
she would fain be dead
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Word origin of 'fain'
adverb
4. Archaic
with eagerness; gladly
used with would he would fain stay
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'fain'
Synonyms of 'fain'
gladly, as soon, eagerly, cheerfully
Trends of 'fain'
Used Occasionally. fain is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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