Unscramble faint

Definition of faint

adjective:

• 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". Synonyms: weak.
• 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". Synonyms: dim, shadowy, vague, wispy.
• lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise", "faint resistance", "feeble efforts", "a feeble voice". Synonyms: feeble.
• 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". Synonyms: light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning.
• indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery", "haven't the faintest idea".
• lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady". Synonyms: faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid.

noun:

• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain. Synonyms: deliquium, swoon, syncope.

verb:

• pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. Synonyms: conk, pass out, swoon.

Words nearby

fain, feint, flint, paint, saint, taint.

Rhymes with

acquaint, complaint, constraint, feint, paint, quaint, repaint, restraint, restraint, saint, taint.