Sekirov Dictionary

faint

/feɪnt/

adjective 6
verb 3
noun 2
forms 6
phrases 2

adjective6

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(of a light, a sound or a smell) very weak and hard to notice
- There was a faint red light in the distance.
•
Slight; minimal.
- do you have the faintest understanding of what they mean? — 2005
•
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.
- He almost fell faint due to the hot climate.
•
Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
- faint efforts
- They damned the latest book with faint praise.
•
Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
- Faint heart ne'er won fair lady. — 1789
•
(no longer used) Sickly, so as to make a person feel faint.
- Happening to pass a fruiterer’s on their way; the door of which was open, though the shop was by this time shut; one of them remarked how faint the peaches smelled. — 1843

verb3

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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).
- A fainting fit.
•
To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. — 1611
•
To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
- November 12, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.

noun2

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The act of fainting, syncope.
- She suffered another faint.
The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.

forms

fainted · fainting · fainteth · faints · fainter · faintest

Phrases with faint

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