faint (f nt)adj. faint·er, faint·est 1. Lacking strength or vigor; feeble. 2. Lacking conviction, boldness, or courage; timid. 3. a. Lacking brightness: a faint light in the gloom. b. Lacking clarity or distinctness: a faint recollection. 4. Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak: felt faint for a moment. n. An abrupt, usually brief loss of consciousness, generally associated with failure of normal blood circulation. See Synonyms at blackout. intr.v. faint·ed, faint·ing, faints 1. To fall into a usually brief state of unconsciousness. 2. Archaic To weaken in purpose or spirit. [Middle English, deceitful, cowardly, from Old French, past participle of feindre, to feign; see feign.] faint  er n.faint ly adv.faint ness n. |
faint
Adjective
1. lacking clarity, brightness, or volume: her voice was very faint
2. feeling dizzy or weak
3. lacking conviction or force: a faint attempt to smile
Verb
to lose consciousness
Noun
a sudden loss of consciousness [Old French faindre to be idle]
faintly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  faint - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brainloss of consciousness - the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
| Verb | 1. | faint - pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
| Adj. | 1. | faint - 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" perceptible - capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior" |
| 2. | faint - 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" indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" | |
| 3. | faint - lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" | |
| 4. | faint - 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" | |
| 5. | faint - indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea" indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" | |
| 6. | faint - lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" |
faint
adjective 1. dim, low, light, soft, thin, faded, whispered, distant, dull, delicate, vague, unclear, muted, subdued, faltering, hushed, bleached, feeble, indefinite, muffled, hazy, ill-defined, indistinct << OPPOSITE clear
adjective 3. timid, weak, feeble, lame, unconvincing, unenthusiastic, timorous, faint-hearted, spiritless, half-hearted, lily-livered << OPPOSITE brave
adjective 4. dizzy, giddy, light-headed, vertiginous, weak, exhausted, fatigued, faltering, wobbly, drooping, languid, lethargic, muzzy, woozy (informal) weak at the knees, enervated << OPPOSITE energetic
Translations
faint [feɪnt] adj → débil; [smell, breeze, trace] → leve; [recollection] → vago; [mark] → apenas visible
n → desmayo
vi → desmayarse;
faint [feɪnt] adj → faible; [recollection] → vague; [mark] → à peine visible; [smell, breeze, trace] → léger/ère
n → évanouissement m
vi → s'évanouir;
to feel faint → défaillir
faint [feɪnt] adj → schwach;
(breeze, trace) → leicht
n → Ohnmacht f
vi → ohnmächtig werden, in Ohnmacht fallen;
faint [feɪnt] adj → debole; [recollection] → vago/a; [mark] → indistinto/a; [smell, breeze, trace] → leggero/a
vi → svenire;
adj faint [feint]
1 lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc The sound grew faint; a faint light. swak, dof, vaag ضَعيف، باهِت слаб slabý svag schwach εξασθενημένος, αμυδρός débil, tenue nõrk ضعیف heikko faible חַלָש अस्पष्ट slab, plah, tih gyenge melemah daufur; huglaus; þróttlaus debole かすかな 약한, 희미한 silpnas, menkas neskaidrs; blāvs; niecīgs kelam zwak svak, vag; engstelig, forsakt nikły, słaby desmaiado slab слабый slabý šibak slab svag จาง zayıf 微弱的 боязкий; млявий ہمت ، طاقت وغیرہ میں کم ہونا mờ nhạt 微弱的
2 physically weak and about to lose consciousness Suddenly he felt faint. flou واهِن، مُغْمى عَلَيهِ замаян mátožný svag sich einer Ohnmacht nahe fühlen αδύναμος, με τάση για λιποθυμία mareado nõrk بی حال heikko faible עוֹמֵד לְהִתעַלֶף निर्बल slab, nemoćan erőtlen lemah með svima debole, (sul punto di svenire) 気が遠くなりそうな 어지러운, 현기증이 나는 silpnas justies slikti lemah flauw svak, matt, svimmel słaby, bliski omdlenia fraco slăbit обморочный malátny slaboten slab svag, matt อ่อนกำลัง baygınlık 虛弱的 слабкий; в'ялий جسمانی طور پر کمزور اور بے ہوش ہونے کے قریب آدمی yếu ớt 虚弱的
v
to lose consciousness She fainted on hearing the news. flou val/ word, bewusteloos raak يُغْمى عَلَيه припадам omdlít besvime in Ohnmacht fallen λιποθυμώ desmayarse minestama غش کردن pyörtyä s'évanouir לְהִתעַלֵף मूर्छित होना onesvijestiti se, pasti u nesvijest elájul pingsan missa meðvitund svenire 気を失う 정신을 잃다, 기절하다 nualpti noģībt pengsan flauwvallen besvime, dåne zemdleć desmaiar a leşina падать в обморок omdlieť onesvestiti se onesvestiti se svimma เป็นลม bayılmak 昏暈 знепритомніти, зомліти ہوش کھو دینا ngất 昏晕
n
loss of consciousness His faint gave everybody a fright. floute إغماء припадък mdloba besvimelse die Ohnmacht λιποθυμία mareo, desmayo, desvanecimiento minestus غش pyörtyminen évanouissement עִלָפוֹן मूर्छा nesvjestica ájulás ketidaksadaran yfirlið svenimento 気絶 기절, 실신 nualpimas ģībonis; nesamaņa keadaan tidak sedarkan diri flauwte besvimelse omdlenie desmaio leşin обморок mdloba nezavest nesvestica svimning ภาวะของคนที่เป็นลม baygınlık, bayılma 昏厥 непритомність بے ہوشی cơn ngất; sự ngất 昏厥
adv faintly
1 in a faint manner A light shone faintly. flouerig, dofweg بِصورَة باهِتَه أو خافِتَه слабо slabě svagt; dæmpet schwach αμυδρά débilmente nõrgalt بطور ضعیف heikosti faiblement בְּרִפיוֹן अशक्तता slabašno, slabo gyengén dengan lemah dauflega debolmente かすかに 희미하게 silpnai vāji; tik tikko dengan lemah zwak svakt, vagt, matt słabo debilmente slab слабо matne šibko bledo svagt อย่างเลือน ๆ zayıf bir şekilde 暗淡地 блідо; слабо مدھم مدھم yếu ớt; mờ nhạt 暗淡地
2 slightly; rather She looked faintly surprised. effens قَليلا، إلى حَد ما леко trochu let; noget schwach ελαφρά ligeramente pisut نسبتاً hiukan légèrement בְּמִידָת-מָה हल्का सा prilično kissé agak dálítið; frekar leggermente わずかに 조금, 약간 truputį, šiek tiek nedaudz; mazliet agak lichtelijk en anelse, en tanke raczej ligeiramente oarecum слегка mierne nekoliko blago litet, något ค่อนข้าง azıcık, hafiften 輕微地 ледве غیر واضح طور پر khá; hơi 轻微地
n faintness
flouheid, dofheid إغماء прималяване slabost, nejasnost mathed; svaghed; udmattelse die Schwäche αμυδρότητα debilidad, mareos nõrkus از حال رفتگی heikkous faiblesse חוּלשָׁה अशक्तता nesvijest, slabost; nejasnost ájulás; gyengeség kelemahan daufleiki, veikleiki debolezza かすかなこと 희미함; 어지러움 silpnumas vājums kekelaman zwakheid svimmelhet, vaghet słabość, nikłość desmaio/tontura slăbiciune слабость slabosť slabost blagost matthet ภาวะอ่อนกำลัง baygınlık 昏厥, 微弱，模糊 непритомність; блідість پھیکاپن sự mờ nhạt; sự xỉu đi 昏厥, 微弱，模糊
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