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faint F0013000 (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. [Middle English, deceitful, cowardly, from Old French, past participle of feindre, to feign; see feign.] faint′er n.faint′ly adv.faint′ness n.ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | faintly - to a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren't even faintly true" |
faintlyadverb1. slightly, rather, a little, somewhat, dimly She felt faintly ridiculous.2. softly, weakly, feebly, in a whisper, indistinctly, unclearly The voice came faintly back to us across the water.Translationsfaint (feint) adjective1. lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc. The sound grew faint; a faint light. 微弱的 微弱的2. physically weak and about to lose consciousness. Suddenly he felt faint. 虛弱的 虚弱的 verb to lose consciousness. She fainted on hearing the news. 昏暈 昏晕 noun loss of consciousness. His faint gave everybody a fright. 昏厥 昏厥ˈfaintly adverb1. in a faint manner. A light shone faintly. 暗淡地 暗淡地2. slightly; rather. She looked faintly surprised. 輕微地 轻微地ˈfaintness noun 昏厥,微弱,模糊 昏厥,微弱,模糊 EncyclopediaSeefaintfaintly
Synonyms for faintlyadv slightlySynonyms- slightly
- rather
- a little
- somewhat
- dimly
adv softlySynonyms- softly
- weakly
- feebly
- in a whisper
- indistinctly
- unclearly
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