faintness

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

Noun	1.	faintness - a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
	2.	faintness - the property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling" weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
	3.	faintness - barely audible softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"
	4.	faintness - the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose" faintheartedness timidity, timorousness - fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
	5.	faintness - the quality of being dim or lacking contrast dimness blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

Translations

faintness [ˈfeɪntnɪs] N

1. (= weakness) [of light] → tenuidad f; [of outline] → lo indistinto; [of voice, breathing] → debilidad f

2. (Med) → desmayo m, desfallecimiento m

faintness [ˈfeɪntnɪs] n

(= light-headedness) → malaise m

[colour, sound] → faiblesse f

faintness

n

→ Schwäche f; (of tracks, line) → Undeutlichkeit f; such was the faintness of the photocopy that … → die Fotokopie war so blass, dass …; such was the faintness of his voice that … → seine Stimme war so schwach, dass …; due to the faintness of the sound → weil der Ton so leise war; the faintness of his resemblance to his father → seine entfernte Ähnlichkeit mit seinem Vater; despite the faintness of her hope → obwohl sie nur eine leise Hoffnung hatte; faintness of heart (liter) → Verzagtheit f

(= dizziness) → flaues Gefühl, Schwächegefühl nt

faintness [ˈfeɪntnɪs] n (of voice, sound) → debolezza

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faintness [ˈfeɪntnɪs] n (of voice, sound) → debolezza