faintness

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.

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

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faint′er n.

faint′ly adv.

faint′ness n.

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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

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Translations

إغماء

nejasnostslabost

mathedsvaghedudmattelse

Schwäche

αμυδρότητα

faiblesse

daufleiki, veikleiki

debolezzamalessere

vaghet

baygınlık

微弱昏厥模糊

faintness

[ˈfeɪntnɪs] N

1. (= 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

faintness

[ˈfeɪntnɪs] n

(= light-headedness) → malaise m

[colour, sound] → faiblesse f

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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

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faintness

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

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faint

(feint) adjective

1. lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc. The sound grew faint; a faint light. swak, dof, vaag ضَعيف، باهِت слаб desmaiado slabý schwach svag εξασθενημένος, αμυδρόςdébil, tenue nõrk ضعیف heikko faibleחלש अस्पष्ट slab, plah, tih gyenge melemah daufur; huglaus; þróttlaus debole かすかな 희미한 silpnas, menkas neskaidrs; blāvs; niecīgs kelam zwaksvak, vag; engstelig, forsakt nikły, słaby ضعیف desmaiado slab слабый slabý šibak slab svag จาง zayıf 微弱的 боязкий; млявий ہمت ، طاقت وغیرہ میں کم ہونا mờ nhạt 微弱的

2. physically weak and about to lose consciousness. Suddenly he felt faint. flou واهِن، مُغْمى عَلَيهِ замаян fraco mátožný sich einer Ohnmacht nahe fühlen svag αδύναμος, με τάση για λιποθυμία mareado nõrk بی حال heikko faible עוֹמֵד לְהִתעַלֶף निर्बल slab, nemoćan erőtlen lemah með svima debole, 気が遠くなりそうな 약한 silpnas justies slikti lemah flauwsvak, matt, svimmelsłaby, bliski omdlenia بی شیمی fraco slăbit обморочный malátny slaboten slab svag, matt อ่อนกำลัง baygınlık 虛弱的 слабкий; в'ялий جسمانی طور پر کمزور اور بے ہوش ہونے کے قریب آدمی yếu ớt 虚弱的

verb

to lose consciousness. She fainted on hearing the news. flou val/ word, bewusteloos raak يُغْمى عَلَيه припадам desmaiar omdlít in Ohnmacht fallen besvime λιποθυμώdesmayarse minestama غش کردن pyörtyä s'évanouir לְהִתעַלֵף मूर्छित होना onesvijestiti se, pasti u nesvijest elájul pingsan missa meðvitund svenire 気を失う 기절하다 nualpti noģībt pengsan flauwvallenbesvime, dånezemdleć پر کاله کیدل desmaiar a leşina падать в обморок omdlieť onesvestiti se onesvestiti se svimma เป็นลม bayılmak 昏暈 знепритомніти, зомліти ہوش کھو دینا ngất 昏晕

noun

loss of consciousness. His faint gave everybody a fright. floute إغماء припадък desmaio mdloba die Ohnmacht besvimelse λιποθυμίαmareo, desmayo, desvanecimiento minestus غش pyörtyminen évanouissement עִלָפוֹן मूर्छा nesvjestica ájulás ketidaksadaran yfirlið svenimento 気絶 실신 nualpimas ģībonis; nesamaņa keadaan tidak sedarkan diri flauwtebesvimelse omdlenie پر کالتوب desmaio leşin обморок mdloba nezavest nesvestica svimning ภาวะของคนที่เป็นลม baygınlık, bayılma 昏厥 непритомність بے ہوشی cơn ngất; sự ngất 昏厥

ˈfaintly adverb

1. in a faint manner. A light shone faintly. flouerig, dofweg بِصورَة باهِتَه أو خافِتَه слабо debilmente slabě schwach svagt; dæmpet αμυδράdébilmente nõrgalt بطور ضعیف hämärästi faiblementברפיון अशक्तता slabašno, slabo gyengén dengan lemah dauflega debolmente かすかに 희미하게 silpnai vāji; tik tikko dengan lemah zwaksvakt, vagt, mattsłabo په ضعيفُ ډول،په تته بڼه debilmente slab слабо matne šibko bledo svagt อย่างเลือน ๆ zayıf bir şekilde 暗淡地 блідо; слабо مدھم مدھم yếu ớt; mờ nhạt 暗淡地

2. slightly; rather. She looked faintly surprised. effens قَليلا، إلى حَد ما леко ligeiramente trochu schwach let; noget ελαφράligeramente pisut نسبتاً aavistuksen légèrement בְּמִידָת-מָה हल्का सा prilično kissé agak dálítið; frekar leggermente わずかに 다소 truputį, šiek tiek nedaudz; mazliet agak lichtelijken anelse, en tankeraczej په تته بڼه ligeiramente oarecum слегка mierne nekoliko blago litet, något เล็กน้อย azıcık, hafiften 輕微地 ледве غیر واضح طور پر khá; hơi 轻微地

ˈfaintness noun

flouheid, dofheid إغماء прималяване desmaio/tontura slabost, nejasnost die Schwäche mathed; svaghed; udmattelse αμυδρότηταdebilidad, mareos nõrkus از حال رفتگی hämäryys faiblesseחולשה अशक्तता nesvijest, slabost; nejasnost ájulás; gyengeség kelemahan daufleiki, veikleiki debolezza かすかなこと 약함 silpnumas vājums kekelaman zwakheidsvimmelhet, vaghetsłabość, nikłość تتوالى، پركالتوب desmaio/tontura slăbiciune слабость slabosť slabost blagost matthet ภาวะอ่อนกำลัง baygınlık 昏厥，微弱，模糊 непритомність; блідість پھیکاپن sự mờ nhạt; sự xỉu đi 昏厥，微弱，模糊

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faintness

n. desaliento, [weakness] debilidad.

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