FAINT
\fˈe͡ɪnt], \fˈeɪnt], \f_ˈeɪ_n_t]\
Definitions of FAINT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
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lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
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lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
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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"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"
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weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"
By Princeton University
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pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
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lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
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lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
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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"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"
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weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
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Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
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Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
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Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
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The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
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To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
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To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
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To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
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Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
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Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
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The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
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To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
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To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
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To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
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Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, heart ne'er won fair lady.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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To become feeble; lose consciousness; swoon; lose courage.
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Feeble; languid; depressed; spiritless; not bright or vivid in color; not loud or clear.
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A sudden loss of consciousness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Wanting in strength; fading; lacking distinctness; not bright or forcible; weak in spirit; lacking courage; depressed; done in a feeble way.
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To become feeble or weak; to lose strength, color, etc.; to swoon; to fade or decay; to vanish; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed.
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FAINTLY.
By Daniel Lyons
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FAINTLY.
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Faintness.
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To swoon; become spiritless; despond; grow weak; fade; vanish.
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Despondent; timid; weak.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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