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Definitions for Faint

[1] lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
[2] feeble or slight: faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance.
[3] feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness: faint with hunger.
[4] lacking courage; cowardly; timorous: Faint heart never won fair maid.
[5] Law . unfounded: a faint action.
[6] to lose consciousness temporarily.
[7] to lose brightness.
[8] Archaic . to grow weak; lose spirit or courage.
[9] a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon: to fall into a faint.
[10] lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc a faint noise
[11] lacking conviction or force; weak faint praise
[12] feeling dizzy or weak as if about to lose consciousness
[13] without boldness or courage; timid (esp in the combination faint-hearted )
[14] not the faintest , not the faintest idea or not the faintest notion no idea whatsoever I haven't the faintest
[15] to lose consciousness, esp momentarily, as through weakness
[16] archaic , or poetic to fail or become weak, esp in hope or courage
[17] a sudden spontaneous loss of consciousness, usually momentary, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the brain Technical name: syncope

Words related to Faint

dim, remote, dull, slight, inaudible, weak, hazy, soothing, gentle, mild, distant, muffled, far-off, soft, vague, delicate, muted, stifled, swoon, succumb

Words nearby Faint

faille, failure, fain, fainaigue, fainites, faint, faintheart, fainthearted, faints, fainty, fainéant

Origin of Faint

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, past participle of faindre, variant of feindre to feign

Words that may be confused with Faint

fain, faint, feign, feint

Other words from Faint

faint·er , noun
faint·ing·ly , adverb
faint·ish , adjective
faint·ish·ness , noun
faint·ly , adverb
faint·ness , noun
o·ver·faint , adjective
o·ver·faint·ly , adverb
o·ver·faint·ness , noun
un·faint·ing , adjective
un·faint·ly , adverb
faint v.

Word origin for Faint

C13: from Old French, from faindre to be idle

Synonyms for Faint

delicate, dim, distant, dull, far-off, gentle, hazy, inaudible, mild, muffled, muted, remote, slight, soft, soothing, stifled, vague, weak, aside, bated, bleached, blurred, deadened, deep, faded, faltering, hushed, light, low, moderate, murmuring, muttering, obscure, padded, pale, piano, quiet, smooth, softened, subdued, thin, wan, whispered, bland, breathless, dusty, feeble, hoarse, ill-defined, imperceptible, indistinct, lenient, low-pitched, out of earshot, shadowy, tenuous, unclear