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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking clarity or distinctness | |
| Synonyms: | dim vague wispy shadowy | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | indistinct | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc | |
| Examples: | "a faint outline" "the wan sun cast faint shadows" "the faint light of a distant candle" "faint colors" "a faint hissing sound" "a faint aroma" |
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| Related terms: | perceptible | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] lacking strength or vigor | |
| Synonyms: | feeble | |
| Examples: | "damning with faint praise" "faint resistance" "feeble efforts" "a feeble voice" |
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| Related terms: | weak | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] weak and likely to lose consciousness | |
| Synonyms: | light-headed swooning light | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | ill | |
| 5. | [ verb ] pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | |
| Synonyms: | swoon pass_out conk | |
| Related terms: | lose_consciousness | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] weak and likely to lose consciousness | |
| Synonyms: | light-headed swooning lightheaded light | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | ill | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] indistinctly understood or felt or perceived | |
| Examples: | "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery" "haven't the faintest idea" |
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| Related terms: | indistinct | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] lacking conviction or boldness or courage | |
| Synonyms: | timid fainthearted | |
| Examples: | "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" |
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| Related terms: | cowardly | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | |
| Synonyms: | syncope deliquium swoon | |
| Related terms: | loss_of_consciousness | |
| Similar spelling: |
Fant fan_out fanned fanweed |
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