faintness
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faint
(fānt)adj. faint·er, faint·est
1.
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.
n.
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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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" timidity, timorousness - fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities | |
5. | faintness - the quality of being dim or lacking contrast blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines |
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nejasnostslabost
mathedsvaghedudmattelse
daufleiki, veikleiki
baygınlık
faintness
[ˈfeɪntnɪs] N1. (= weakness) [of light] → tenuidad f; [of outline] → lo indistinto; [of voice, breathing] → debilidad f
2. (Med) → desmayo m, desfallecimiento m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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faint
(feint) adjective1. 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 adverb1. in a faint manner. A light shone faintly.
2. slightly; rather. She looked faintly surprised.
ˈfaintness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
faintness
n. desaliento, [weakness] debilidad.
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