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faint (f

nt)

adj. faint·er, faint·est

1. Lacking strength or vigor; feeble.

2. Lacking conviction, boldness, or courage; timid.

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.

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.]

fainter n.

faintly adv.

faintness n.

faint [feɪnt]

adj

1. lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc. a faint noise

2. lacking conviction or force; weak faint praise

3. feeling dizzy or weak as if about to lose consciousness

4. without boldness or courage; timid (esp in the combination faint-hearted)

not the faintest (idea or notion) no idea whatsoever I haven't the faintest

vb (intr)

1. to lose consciousness, esp momentarily, as through weakness

2. Archaic or poetic to fail or become weak, esp in hope or courage

(Medicine / Pathology) a sudden spontaneous loss of consciousness, usually momentary, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the brain Technical name syncope

[from Old French, from faindre to be idle]

fainter n

faintingly adv

faintish adj

faintishness n

faintly adv

faintness n

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Noun	1.	faint - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain deliquium, swoon, syncope loss 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 pass out, swoon, conk zonk out, pass out, black out - lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
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" weak 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" dim, shadowy, wispy, vague 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" feeble 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" light-headed, lightheaded, swooning, light ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	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-hearted, fainthearted, timid cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

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 He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping.
dim clear, strong, powerful, bright, loud, distinct, conspicuous

2. slight, weak, feeble, unenthusiastic, remote, slim, vague, slender She made a faint attempt at a laugh.

3. timid, weak, feeble, lame, unconvincing, unenthusiastic, timorous, faint-hearted, spiritless, half-hearted, lily-livered He let his arm flail out in a faint attempt to strike her.
timid brave, bold, courageous

4. dizzy, giddy, light-headed, vertiginous, weak, exhausted, fatigued, faltering, wobbly, drooping, languid, lethargic, muzzy, woozy (informal), weak at the knees, enervated Other signs of angina are nausea, feeling faint and shortness of breath.
dizzy fresh, vigorous, energetic, hearty

verb

pass out, black out, lose consciousness, keel over (informal), fail, go out, collapse, fade, weaken, languish, swoon (literary), flake out (informal) I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.

noun

blackout, collapse, coma, swoon (literary), unconsciousness, syncope (Pathology) She slumped on the ground in a faint.

Translations

faint [feɪnt]

A. ADJ (fainter (compar) (faintest (superl)))

1. (= light, weak) [breeze] → débil, ligero; [outline] → borroso, indistinto; [trace, mark, line] → tenue; [colour] → pálido; [light] → tenue; [sound] → apagado, débil; [smell] → tenue, casi imperceptible; [taste, resemblance] → ligero; [voice, breathing] → débil; [hope] → remoto; [smile] → leve; [idea, memory] → vago; [heart] → medroso
I haven't the faintest idea → no tengo ni la más remota idea

2. (Med) to feel faint → marearse, tener vahídos
she was faint with hunger → estaba que se desmayaba de hambre

B. N (Med) → desmayo m, desvanecimiento m
to be in a faint → estar desmayado or sin conocimiento
to fall down in a faint → desmayarse

C. VI (Med) (also faint away) → desmayarse, perder el conocimiento (from de) he was fainting with tiredness → estaba que se caía de cansancio

faint [ˈfeɪnt]

adj

(= weak, not pronounced) [light] → faible; [colour] → pâle; [sound, voice] → faible; [smell, breeze, trace] → léger/ère; [mark] → à peine visible; [smile] → faible
His voice was very faint → Sa voix était très faible.
to grow fainter [sound, voice] → s'affaiblir

(= slight) [hope] → léger/ère; [chance, possibility] → faible

(= vague) [recollection, memory] → vague
I haven't the faintest idea → je n'en ai pas la moindre idée

(= unwell, light-headed) to feel faint → se sentir mal, être pris(e) de malaise

n (= blackout) → évanouissement m

vi (= pass out) → s'évanouir
All of a sudden she fainted → Tout à coup elle s'est évanouie.
faint-hearted [ˌfeɪntˈhɑː^rtɪd]

n
not for the faint-hearted → à déconseiller aux âmes sensibles

adj → pusillanime
fainting fit fainting spell (US) n → évanouissement m

faint

adj (+er)

(= weak, not pronounced) → schwach; tracks, line, outline → undeutlich; mark, stain, photocopy → blass; colour → verblasst; sound, call, steps, suspicion, hope, smile → leise; resemblance → entfernt; chance → gering; the colours have gone faint → die Farben sind verblichen; your voice is very faint (on telephone) → man hört dich kaum; I never felt the faintest desire to cry → ich verspürte absolut nicht das Bedürfnis zu weinen; I have a faint memory or recollection of that day → ich kann mich schwach an den Tag erinnern; she made a faint attempt at a laugh → sie versuchte zaghaft zu lachen; I haven’t the faintest idea (emph) → ich habe nicht die leiseste or geringste Ahnung; the faint hearts → die Zaghaften pl, → die Hasenfüße pl (inf); faint heart never won fair lady (Prov) → wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Prov) ? also damn VT c

pred (Med) she was or felt faint → sie war einer Ohnmacht nahe; he was concerned that I might become faint → er machte sich Sorgen, dass ich ohnmächtig werden könnte; he began to feel faint → ihm wurde schwach; she was faint with hunger → ihr war ganz schwach vor Hunger

vi (Med: = pass out) → ohnmächtig werden, in Ohnmacht fallen (→ with, from vor +dat); to faint at the sight of blood → beim Anblick von Blut ohnmächtig werden

n (Med) → Ohnmacht f; she fell to the ground in a (dead) faint → sie fiel ohnmächtig zu Boden

faint [feɪnt]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (smell, breeze, trace) → leggero/a; (outline, mark) → indistinto/a; (sound, voice) → fievole, debole; (hope) → debole; (idea, recollection, resemblance) → vago/a
to feel faint → sentirsi svenire
I haven't the faintest (idea) (fam) → non ne ho la più pallida idea
faint with hunger → debole per la fame

2. n → svenimento

3. vi to faint (from) → svenire (da)

faint [feɪnt]

2. n → svenimento

3. vi to faint (from) → svenire (da)

faint

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 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 약한 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

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 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

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 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 hämärästi 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 aavistuksen légèrement בְּמִידָת-מָה हल्का सा prilično kissé agak dálítið; frekar leggermente わずかに 다소 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

faint → خائر القوى, يُصَاب بإغماء omdlít, slabý besvime, svag in Ohnmacht fallen, schwach εξασθενημένος, λιποθυμώ desmayar se, desmayarse, tenue heikko, pyörtyä faible, s’évanouir onesvijestiti se, slab debole, svenire かすかな, 気絶する 기절하다, 희미한 bedeesd, flauwvallen besvime, svak słaby, zemdleć débil, desmaiar падать в обморок, тусклый svag, svimma เจือจาง, เป็นลม bayılmak, zayıf ngất, yếu ớt 微弱的, 昏倒

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