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faint

/feɪnt/

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adjective
weak and likely to lose consciousness
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"suddenly felt faint from the pain" "was sick and faint from hunger"

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light light-headed lightheaded swooning ill sick
adjective
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
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"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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weak perceptible
adjective
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
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"faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

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faint-hearted fainthearted timid cowardly fearful
verb
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
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conk pass out swoon

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zonk out pass out black out
adjective
lacking strength or vigor
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"damning with faint praise" "faint resistance"

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feeble weak
adjective
lacking clarity or distinctness
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"only a faint recollection"

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dim shadowy vague wispy indistinct
noun
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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deliquium swoon syncope

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

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indistinct

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"