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- [feynt]
- /feɪnt/
- /feɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [feynt]
- /feɪnt/
Definitions of feint word
- noun feint a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer. 1
- noun feint a feigned or assumed appearance: His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives. 1
- verb without object feint to make a feint. 1
- verb with object feint to make a feint at; deceive with a feint. 1
- verb with object feint to make a false show of; simulate. 1
- noun feint Denoting paper printed with faint lines as a guide for handwriting; denoting the lines so printed. 1
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Origin of feint
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Old French feinte, noun use of feminine of feint pretended, past participle of feindre to feign
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Parts of speech for Feint
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
feint popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
feint usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for feint
noun feint
- ruse — a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
- blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- stratagem — a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
- bait — Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
verb feint
- fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
Antonyms for feint
noun feint
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- openness — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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