Definition of Faint

Noun

  • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Verb

  • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
    - pass out

Adjective

  • lacking conviction or boldness or courage
    "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
    - faint hearted
  • indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
    "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"
    "haven't the faintest idea"
  • 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"
    - light headed
  • lacking strength or vigor
    "damning with faint praise"
    "faint resistance"
    "feeble efforts"
    "a feeble voice"
  • 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"
  • deficient in magnitude
    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"
    "weak colors"
    "a faint hissing sound"
    "a faint aroma"
    "a weak pulse"
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Unscramble faint

34 unscramble word found using the letters faint.

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