Faint

Definition:

(superl.) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
(superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
(superl.) Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
(superl.) Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
(n.) The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
(v. i.) To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n.
(n.) To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
(n.) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
(v. t.) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.

Compare faint with other words:

faint vs. flint

daint vs. faint

faint vs. fainty

faint vs. taint

faint vs. saint

faint vs. haint

faint vs. weary

faint vs. paint

exhausted vs. faint

faint vs. foggy

faint vs. misty

faint vs. yearn

faint vs. unconscious

faint vs. falter

evanid vs. faint

adumbrant vs. faint

faint vs. faintish

faint vs. sleep

clear vs. faint

faint vs. frail

dazzle vs. faint

delicate vs. faint

faint vs. feint

faint vs. subtle

faint vs. faintness

faint vs. syncope

faint vs. glimmer

faint vs. vague

faint vs. seizure

dizzy vs. faint

faint vs. indistinct

faint vs. faintly

faint vs. languid

faint vs. obscure

cacography vs. faint

faint vs. swoon

faint vs. queal

brain vs. faint

faint vs. oxygen

consciousness vs. faint

faint vs. fainting

faint vs. feeble

distant vs. faint

collapse vs. faint

faint vs. remote

faint vs. shadowing