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faint
[ feynt ]
adjective
- lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.:
a faint light;
a faint color;
a faint sound.
Synonyms: , , ,
- feeble or slight:
faint resistance;
faint praise;
a faint resemblance.
Synonyms: ,
- feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness:
faint with hunger.
Synonyms:
- lacking courage; cowardly; timorous:
Faint heart never won fair maid.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Law. unfounded:
a faint action.
verb (used without object)
- to lose consciousness temporarily.
- to lose brightness.
- Archaic. to grow weak; lose spirit or courage.
noun
- a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
to fall into a faint.
faint
/ ڱɪԳ /
adjective
- lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc
a faint noise
- lacking conviction or force; weak
faint praise
- feeling dizzy or weak as if about to lose consciousness
- without boldness or courage; timid (esp in the combination faint-hearted )
- not the faintest or not the faintest idea or not the faintest notionno idea whatsoever
I haven't the faintest
verb
- to lose consciousness, esp momentarily, as through weakness
- archaic.to fail or become weak, esp in hope or courage
noun
- a sudden spontaneous loss of consciousness, usually momentary, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the brain Technical namesyncope
Derived Forms
- ˈڲԳٱ, adverb
- ˈڲԳٲԱ, noun
- ˈڲԳپԱ, noun
- ˈڲԳپ, adjective
- ˈڲԳپԲ, adverb
- ˈڲԳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڲԳİ noun
- ڲԳiԲ· adverb
- ڲԳi adjective
- ڲԳi·ness noun
- ڲԳl adverb
- ڲԳn noun
- v·ڲԳ adjective
- over·ڲԳl adverb
- over·ڲԳn noun
- ܲ·ڲԳiԲ adjective
- un·ڲԳl adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of faint1
Idioms and Phrases
see damn with faint praise .Example Sentences
If you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you'll hear a faint chuckle.
In the face of febrile bond markets, this week the faint sound of the bugle of retreat on the US trade war got louder.
Aside from the spraying and trickling water, employee Michael Volpone said he has also heard faint creaking.
The San Antonio Fire Department responded to the concert hall to a “report of an elderly patient who had reportedly fainted,” a spokesperson confirmed to The Times on Wednesday.
The faint of heart will want to close their eyes when he sews on eyelashes in one of several squirm-inducing sequences.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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