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faintness
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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | faintness - a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoonfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" | | 2. | faintness - the property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling"weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" | | 3. | faintness - barely audiblesoftness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing" | | 4. | faintness - the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose"faintheartednesstimidity, timorousness - fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities | | 5. | faintness - the quality of being dim or lacking contrastdimnessblurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines |
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 EncyclopediaSeefaintfaintness
faintness1. A sensation of impending loss of consciousness. Synonym: presyncope2. A sensation of weakness due to lack of food.faintness
Synonyms for faintnessnoun a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoonRelated Wordsnoun the property of being without strengthRelated Wordsnoun barely audibleRelated Wordsnoun the trait of lacking boldness and courageSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being dim or lacking contrastSynonymsRelated Words- blurriness
- fuzziness
- indistinctness
- fogginess
- softness
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