faint

(fānt)

adj. faint·er, faint·est

a. Done with little strength or vigor; feeble: a faint attempt to apologize.

b. So weak as to be difficult to perceive; a faint light in the distance; a faint echo.

c. Lacking clarity or distinctness: a faint recollection.

d. Small in degree or amount; meager: faint chance of getting a raise.

2. Lacking conviction, boldness, or courage; timid: a tourist who is faint at heart.

3. 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.

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.

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Adv.

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"

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.

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Translations

بِصورَة باهِتَه أو خافِتَهقَليلا، إلى حَد ما

slabětrochu

dæmpetlet

schwach

αμυδρά

débilmente ligeramente

craintivement faiblement légèrement

dálítiî; frekardauflega

debolmente

en anelse en tanke vagt

azıcıkhafiftenzayıf bir şekilde

暗淡地轻微地

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 ...

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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

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faintly

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

faint

(feint) adjective

1. lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc. The sound grew faint; a faint light.

2. physically weak and about to lose consciousness. Suddenly he felt faint.

verb

to lose consciousness. She fainted on hearing the news.

noun

loss of consciousness. His faint gave everybody a fright.

ˈfaintly adverb

1. in a faint manner. A light shone faintly.

2. slightly; rather. She looked faintly surprised.

ˈfaintness noun