Faint
adjectiveAdjective
weak and likely to lose consciousness
“suddenly felt faint from the pain”
“was sick and faint from hunger”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
“a faint outline”
“the wan sun cast faint shadows”
“the faint light of a distant candle”
Similar:Weaklacking strength or vigor
“damning with faint praise”
“faint resistance”
Similar:Feeblelacking conviction or boldness or courage
“faint heart ne'er won fair lady”
lacking clarity or distinctness
“only a faint recollection”
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
“a faint clue to the origin of the mystery”
“haven't the faintest idea”
Noun
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Verb
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
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