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Definition of Fains

Fain
Fain Fain, v. t. & i. To be glad; to wish or desire. [Obs.] Whoso fair thing does fain to see. --Spencer.
Fain
Fain 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
Fain 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.

Meaning of Fains from wikipedia

- Fain may refer to: Fain (surname) Fain Skinner (born 1985), American racing driver Fain Lake, a lake in Arizona, United States Fain, a character in the...
- Fains is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. Communes of the Eure department "Répertoire national des élus: les...
- Holley Fain is an American actress, known for her roles as Dr. Julia Canner on the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy, and Maureen van der Bilt on...
- Ben Fain (1903–1976), American bridge player Benjamin Fain (1930–2013), Israeli physicist Ferris Fain (1921–2001), American baseball player Harry Fain (1918–2007)...
- Shawn Fain (born October 30, 1968) is an American labor unionist who has served as president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) since March 2023. An electrician...
- Fains-Véel (French pronunciation: [fɛ̃ vɛl]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Communes of the Meuse department...
- Infobox NFL biography is being considered for merging. › Richard Alexander Fain (born February 29, 1968) is an American former professional football player...
- Fains-la-Folie (French pronunciation: [fɛ̃ la fɔli]) is a former commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was...
- Fain-lès-Moutiers (French pronunciation: [fɛ̃ lɛ mutje], literally Fain near Moutiers) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté...
- Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of po****r music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed...