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Definitions of faint
  1. adjective
    weak and likely to lose consciousness
    "suddenly felt faint from the pain" "was sick and faint from hunger"
  2. adjective
    deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
    "a faint outline" "the wan sun cast faint shadows" "the faint light of a distant candle" "a faint hissing sound" "a faint aroma"

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  3. adjective
    lacking conviction or boldness or courage
    "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
  4. verb
    pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

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  5. adjective
    lacking strength or vigor
    "damning with faint praise" "faint resistance"

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  6. adjective
    lacking clarity or distinctness
    "only a faint recollection"
  7. noun
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

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  8. adjective
    indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
    "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery" "haven't the faintest idea"

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Examples of faint
  • "suddenly felt faint from the pain"
  • "was sick and faint from hunger"
  • "a faint outline"
  • "the wan sun cast faint shadows"
  • "the faint light of a distant candle"
  • "a faint hissing sound"
  • "a faint aroma"
  • "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
  • "damning with faint praise"
  • "faint resistance"
  • "only a faint recollection"
  • "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"
  • "haven't the faintest idea"
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