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adjective | verb | noun faintfaint1 /feɪnt/ ●●○ adjective ETYMOLOGYfaint1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French faindre, feindre to pretend ► feel faint The shock made her feel faint. THESAURUSmaking little/no noise► quiet making very little or no noise: The baby’s sleeping, so we need to be quiet. The new car is very quiet. ► low a low voice or sound is quiet and deep: A low humming noise was coming from the refrigerator. “Don’t wake him up,” Ben said in a low voice. ► soft quiet in a way that is pleasant: Soft music was playing in the background. Her voice was soft and gentle. ► faint quiet and difficult to hear because it comes from a long way away: We heard the faint sound of a train in the distance. ► muffled a muffled voice or sound is difficult to hear clearly, because there is something between you and the sound: Muffled voices were coming from downstairs. ► hushed a hushed voice is deliberately quiet so that it does not annoy someone: Everyone in the library was speaking in hushed voices. ► inaudible too quiet to be heard: The sound is inaudible to human ears, but dogs can hear it. ► silent not talking or not making any sound: I was silent for a moment, wondering what to say next. She said a silent prayer. 1difficult to see, hear, smell, etc.: a faint noise the faint outline of the cliffs She gave a faint smile.► see thesaurus at quiet12a faint possibility/chance etc. a very small or slight possibility, etc.: There’s still a faint hope that they might be alive.3not have the faintest idea to not know anything at all about something: I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.4something is not for the faint of heart humorous used to say that a particular activity or job is not good for people who are nervous or easily frightened: Being an inner-city cop is not for the faint of heart. → see also faint-hearted5feeling weak and as if you are about to become unconscious because you are very sick, tired, or hungry: The shock made her feel faint.faint with He was faint with hunger. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French faindre, feindre to pretend]—faintly adverb: a wine with a faintly sweet taste—faintness noun [uncountable] → see also damn somebody with faint praise at damn (3) adjective | verb | noun faintfaint2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEfaint |
| Present | I, you, we, they | faint | | he, she, it | faints | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fainted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fainted | | he, she, it | has fainted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fainted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will faint | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fainted |
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| Present | I | am fainting | | he, she, it | is fainting | | you, we, they | are fainting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was fainting | | you, we, they | were fainting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fainting | | he, she, it | has been fainting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fainting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fainting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fainting |
adjective | verb | noun faintfaint3 noun [countable usually singular] ► in a faint She fell down in a faint. an act of becoming unconscious: She fell down in a faint. |