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faint
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adjective (a)
- Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting,
n. (noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc(adj.all)Example:
A faint outline.
The wan sun cast faint shadows.
The faint light of a distant candle.
A faint hissing sound.
A faint aroma.
source: wordnet30 - lacking strength or vigor(adj.all)Example:
Damning with faint praise.
Faint resistance.
source: wordnet30 - weak and likely to lose consciousness(adj.all)Example:
Suddenly felt faint from the pain.
Was sick and faint from hunger.
source: wordnet30 - indistinctly understood or felt or perceived(adj.all)Example:
A faint clue to the origin of the mystery.
Haven't the faintest idea.
source: wordnet30 - lacking conviction or boldness or courage(adj.all)Example:
Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting,
n. (verb)source: webster1913 - To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.(verb)source: webster1913