Faint Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Faint? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Words starting with Faint, Related sentences, Example sentences, Words ending with Faint, Antonyms, How to pronounce? Derivations, Synonyms and more...

Faint meaning

Word: Faint

How to pronounce: feɪnt

Adjective

Definitions:

1. (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.

Example sentences: "The faint murmur of voices"

2. Weak and dizzy; close to losing consciousness.

Example sentences: "The heat made him feel faint"

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.

Example sentences: "I fainted from loss of blood"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A sudden loss of consciousness.

Example sentences: "She hit the floor in a dead faint"


Synonyms:

swoon

syncope

lose consciousness

pass out

weak

mild

timid

fainthearted

wispy

delicate

faintness

weakness

slight

light

pale

weakly

low

feeble

infirm

vague

shadowy

hazy

nebulous

quiet

frail

tender

indistinct

blurry

dim

dull

fuzzy

obscure

unclear

pallid

effete

bleary

opaque

indefinite


Antonyms:

significant

large


Derivations:

fainted

fainting

faintly


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Faint in Other Languages...

Spanish: Desmayo

German: Schwach

French: évanouissement

Italian: Debole

Turkish: Bayılma


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