What (who) is Faint - definition
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Faint (disambiguation)
faint
(fainter, faintest, faints, fainting, fainted)
1.
A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...
He could see faint lines in her face...
There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• faintly
He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew...
She felt faintly ridiculous.
= slightly
ADV: usu ADV after v, also ADV adj
2.
A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.
Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh...
A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly...
ADJ: ADJ n
• faintly
John smiled faintly and shook his head.
ADV: ADV after v
3.
If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted...
I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.
= pass out
VERB: V, V
•
Faint is also a noun.
She slumped to the ground in a faint.
N-COUNT: oft in a N
4.
Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.
Other signs of angina are nausea, sweating, feeling faint and shortness of breath.
ADJ: v-link ADJ
Faint
·noun To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
II. Faint ·noun The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] ·see Fainting, ·noun.
III. Faint ·superl Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
VI. Faint ·superl Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.".
VII. Faint ·superl Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
VIII. Faint ·superl Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
IX. Faint ·vi 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, ·noun.
faint
I. v. n.
1.
Swoon, faint away.
2.
Languish, fail, fade, grow weak, fail in vigor, lose strength.
3.
Be disheartened, be discouraged, be dejected, be depressed, lose courage, be dispirited, be down-hearted, sink into dejection.
II. a.
1.
Swooning, fainting away.
2.
Weak, feeble, drooping, exhausted, languid.
3.
Small, little, slight, inconsiderable.
4.
Dim, dull, slight, indistinct, scarce perceptible, almost imperceptible.
5.
Fearful, timid, timorous, cowardly, dastardly, faint-hearted.
6.
Dejected, depressed, dispirited, disheartened, discouraged.
Wikipedia
Faint
Faint or Fainting may refer to:
- Syncope (medicine), a medical term for fainting
- Lightheadedness, in the sense of "feeling faint"
- "Faint" (song), by Linkin Park
- The Faint, a dance-punk/rock band
- "Faint" (M&M's advertisement), a Christmas-themed advertisement promoting the M&M's brand
Pronunciation examples for Faint
1. and faint.
Presence, Parenting and The Planet _ Dan Siegel _ Talks at Google
2. some faint, sort of,
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3. Damning with faint praise.
One Man's Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the USA _ Kevin Bleyer _ Talks at Google
4. faint to the right--
The Art of War - Spirituality of Conflic _ Thomas Huynh _ Talks at Google
5. These things are faint.
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Examples of use of Faint
1. The faint, faint circles of thorns and sand, which denote a village given up on decades ago.
2. About halfway back to Camp Anaconda the soldier heard faint gurgling from McCaffrey and later felt a faint pulse, he wrote in a sworn statement the next day.
3. Gazprom has given the turbine‘s owners faint hopes, not guarantees.
4. Another weapon replies with faint shots from a different neighborhood.
5. Both ended their careers carrying the faint odor of disgrace.