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Definitions for Faints

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

Words related to Faints

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

Words nearby Faints

fainaigue, fainites, faint, faintheart, fainthearted, faints, fainty, fainéant, fair, fair and square, fair ball

Origin of Faints

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

Words that may be confused with Faints

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

Other words from Faints

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 Faints

C13: from Old French, from faindre to be idle

Synonyms for Faints

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