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faint adjective

faint

The adjective form of faint is faintish

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Definitions

  • adjective faint visibility: poor 1
  • adjective faint smell: slight 1
  • adjective faint sound: soft, distant 1
  • adjective faint memory: vague 1
  • adjective faint hope, etc.: unlikely 1
  • adjective faint effort: minimal 1
  • adjective faint lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound. 1
  • adjective faint feeble or slight: faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance. 1
  • adjective faint feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness: faint with hunger. 1
  • adjective faint lacking courage; cowardly; timorous: Faint heart never won fair maid. 1
  • adjective faint Law. unfounded: a faint action. 1
  • adjective faint A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity. 0
  • adjective faint A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm. 0
  • adjective faint Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness. 0
  • adjective faint lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc 0
  • adjective faint lacking conviction or force; weak 0
  • adjective faint feeling dizzy or weak as if about to lose consciousness 0
  • adjective faint without boldness or courage; timid (esp in the combination faint-hearted) 0
  • adjective faint without strength; weak; feeble 0
  • adjective faint without courage or hope; timid 0
  • adjective faint done without strength, vigor, or enthusiasm; halfhearted 0
  • adjective faint feeling weak and dizzy, as if about to swoon 0
  • adjective faint dim; indistinct; unclear 0
  • adjective faint far from certain 0
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