faint in English dictionary

  • faint

    Meanings and definitions of "faint"

    • Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
    • Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed.
    • Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
    • Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
    • The act of fainting.
    • (rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
    • (intransitive) To lose consciousness. Caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of a suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
    • adjective
      Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
    • adjective
      Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
    • adjective
      hardly perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible
    • adjective
      Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
    • noun
      The act of fainting, syncope.
    • noun
      (rare)
      The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To lose consciousness. Caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of a suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
    • verb
      To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
    • verb
      To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
    • lacking strength
    • wanting in courage
    • lacking distinctness
    • performed in a weak or feeble manner
    • the act of fainting
    • the state of one who has fainted
    • to lose consciousness
    • adjective
      deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"
    • adjective
      indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
    • adjective
      lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
    • adjective
      lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
    • adjective
      lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
    • adjective
      weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"
    • noun
      a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
    • verb
      pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

    Synonyms of "faint" in English dictionary

    lightheaded, ill, black out are the top synonyms of "faint" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of faint

    • faint ( plural  faints)
    • faint ( third-person singular simple present faints, present participle fainting, simple past and past participle fainted)
    • faint, fainted, fainted, faints, fainting
    • faint ( comparative fainter, superlative faintest)
    • faint (comparative fainter, superlative faintest)
    • faint (plural faints)
    • faint (third-person singular simple present faints, present participle fainting, simple past and past participle fainted)
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