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Definition of: fain
(fān) adjective Archaic & Poetic
1. Reluctantly willing; content.
2. Glad; rejoiced.
3. Eager; desirous.
—adverb Gladly: with would and infinitive: He would fain depart. ♦ Homophones: fane, feign. [OE fgen]
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