- faint⇄adj. 1. not clear or plain; dim; hardly perceptible.
Ex. faint colors, a faint idea.
(SYN) indistinct, faded.
2. weak; feeble.
Ex. a faint voice.
3. done feebly or without zest; half-hearted.
Ex. a faint attempt. Da - faint⇄adv. faintingly.
- faint⇄adv. faintly.
- faint⇄adv. feebly; dimly.
Ex. Calling as he used to call, faint and far away (Alfred Noyes). - faint⇄expr. faints, the weak and impure spirit that is produced first and last in the distillation of whiskey, etc. Also, feints.
- faint⇄faint, adjective, verb, noun, adverb.
- faint⇄noun a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a lessening of the flow of blood to the brain. It is often caused by great hunger, sudden fear, illness, or exhaustion. In a faint, the person lies as if asleep and does not know what is going on around h
- faint⇄noun fainter.
- faint⇄noun faintness.
- faint⇄v.i. 1. to lose consciousness temporarily; fall into a faint.
Ex. He fainted at the sight of his own blood.
2. (Archaic.) to grow weak; lose courage.
Ex. ""Ye shall reap, if ye faint not.""
3. (Archaic.) to lose brightness or vi