faintly

faint  (fnt)

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.

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[Middle English, deceitful, cowardly, from Old French, past participle of feindre, to feign; see feign.]

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fainter n.

faintly adv.

faintness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

faintly - to a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren't even faintly true"

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faintly

adverb 1. slightly, rather, a little, somewhat, dimly

adverb 2. softly, weakly, feebly, in a whisper, indistinctly, unclearly

Translations

faintly [ˈfeɪntlɪ] adv → débilmente (= vaguely); vagamente

faintly [ˈfeɪntlɪ] faint adv → faiblement (= vaguely); vaguement

faintly [ˈfeɪntlɪ] faint adv → schwach

faintly [ˈfeɪntlɪ] adv → debolmente; vagamente