ALL meanings of fainter
faint
F f - noun fainter Comparative form of faint. 1
- adjective fainter lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound. 1
- adjective fainter feeble or slight: faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance. 1
- adjective fainter feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness: faint with hunger. 1
- adjective fainter lacking courage; cowardly; timorous: Faint heart never won fair maid. 1
- adjective fainter Law. unfounded: a faint action. 1
- verb without object fainter to lose consciousness temporarily. 1
- verb without object fainter to lose brightness. 1
- verb without object fainter Archaic. to grow weak; lose spirit or courage. 1
- noun fainter a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon: to fall into a faint. 1