ALL meanings of faint
faint
F f - intransitive verb faint lose consciousness 1
- 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
- noun faint feeling lightheaded, weak 1
- adjective faint effort: minimal 1
- noun faint loss of consciousness 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
- noun faint (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible. 1
- adjective faint Law. unfounded: a faint action. 1
- verb without object faint to lose consciousness temporarily. 1
- verb without object faint to lose brightness. 1
- verb without object faint Archaic. to grow weak; lose spirit or courage. 1
- noun faint a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon: to fall into a faint. 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
- verb faint If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock. 0
- verb faint Faint is also a noun. 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
- verb faint to lose consciousness, esp momentarily, as through weakness 0
- verb faint to fail or become weak, esp in hope or courage 0
- noun faint a sudden spontaneous loss of consciousness, usually momentary, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the brain 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
- noun faint a condition of temporary loss of consciousness as a result of an inadequate flow of blood to the brain; swoon 0
- noun faint the crude, impure spirits given off in the first and last stages of the distillation of liquor 0
- intransitive verb faint to fall into a faint; swoon 0
- intransitive verb faint to weaken; languish 0
- intransitive verb faint to lose courage or hope 0