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Definitions for Faintly

[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 Faintly

fainteasily, delicately, casually, tenderly, moderately, gingerly, softly, simply, mildly, freely, quietly, slightly, sparsely, subtly, smoothly, gently, comparatively, practically, seldom, barely

Words nearby Faintly

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

Origin of Faintly

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

Words that may be confused with Faintly

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, faintfain, faint, feign, feint

Other words from Faintly

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 Faintly

C13: from Old French, from faindre to be idle

Synonyms for Faintly

casually, delicately, easily, freely, gingerly, mildly, moderately, quietly, simply, slightly, softly, sparsely, subtly, tenderly, thinly, agilely, airily, breezily, carelessly, daintily, ethereally, flippantly, frivolously, heedlessly, indifferently, leniently, nimbly, peacefully, readily, slightingly, smoothly, sparingly, tenuously, thoughtlessly, timidly, unsubstantially, well