faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted
(adjective) lacking conviction or boldness or courage; âfaint heart neâer won fair ladyâ
dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
(adjective) lacking clarity or distinctness; âa dim figure in the distanceâ; âonly a faint recollectionâ; âshadowy figures in the gloomâ; âsaw a vague outline of a building through the fogâ; âa few wispy memories of childhoodâ
faint
(adjective) indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; âa faint clue to the origin of the mysteryâ; âhavenât the faintest ideaâ
faint, weak
(adjective) deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; âa faint outlineâ; âthe wan sun cast faint shadowsâ; âthe faint light of a distant candleâ; âweak colorsâ; âa faint hissing soundâ; âa faint aromaâ; âa weak pulseâ
faint, feeble
(adjective) lacking strength or vigor; âdamning with faint praiseâ; âfaint resistanceâ; âfeeble effortsâ; âa feeble voiceâ
faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
(adjective) weak and likely to lose consciousness; âsuddenly felt faint from the painâ; âwas sick and faint from hungerâ; âfelt light in the headâ; âa swooning fitâ; âlight-headed with wineâ; âlight-headed from lack of sleepâ
faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium
(noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
faint, conk, swoon, pass out
(verb) pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
faint (comparative fainter, superlative faintest)
(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
Slight; minimal.
faint (plural faints)
The act of fainting, syncope.
(rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
faint (third-person singular simple present faints, present participle fainting, simple past and past participle fainted)
(intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
(intransitive) To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
(intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
• (to loose consciousness): pass out, swoon, sweb, black out, keel over
• queal
• Fanti, fitna
Source: Wiktionary
Faint, a. [Compar. Fainter (-r); superl. Faintest.] Etym: [OE. faint, feint, false, faint, F. feint, p.p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See Faign, and cf. Feint.]
1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
2. Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." Old Proverb.
3. Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
4. Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance. The faint prosecution of the war. Sir J. Davies.
Faint, n.
Definition: The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n. The saint, Who propped the Virgin in her faint. Sir W. Scott.
Faint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fainting.]
1. To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n. Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away. Guardian. If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way. Mark viii. 8.
2. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Prov. xxiv. 10.
3. To decay; to disappear; to vanish. Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye. Pope.
Faint, v. t.
Definition: To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [Obs.] It faints me to think what follows. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatâs left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
