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 She felt faintly ridiculous.

2. softly, weakly, feebly, in a whisper, indistinctly, unclearly The voice came faintly back to us across the water.

Translations

faintly [ˈfeɪntlɪ] ADV

1. (= lightly, weakly) [call, say] → débilmente; [breathe, shine] → débilmente, ligeramente; [write, mark, scratch] → levemente, débilmente

2. (= slightly) [disappointed] → ligeramente
this is faintly reminiscent of → esto me recuerda vagamente a ...

faintly [ˈfeɪntli] adv

[absurd, ridiculous, embarrassed] → légèrement

[smell] → légèrement; [glow] → faiblement

[smile] → faiblement

faintly

adv

(= weakly) glow, shine, burn → schwach; smell, smile → leicht; (= quietly) sound, speak, say, sigh → leise; the words are just faintly visible → die Worte sind gerade noch sichtbar; I could hear the siren faintly → ich konnte die Sirene gerade noch hören

(= slightly) absurd, condescending, disappointed, suspicious → leicht; she felt faintly ridiculous → sie kam sich etwas lächerlich vor; faintly familiar → entfernt vertraut; I do remember him faintly → ich kann mich schwach an ihn erinnern

faintly [ˈfeɪntlɪ] adv (call, say, shine, smile) → debolmente; (write, mark) → leggermente
faintly reminiscent of → che ricorda vagamente