faint /fānt/

1. Dim
2. Lacking distinctness
3. Not bright or having any force
4. Lacking in strength (archaic)
5. Weak in spirit (archaic)
6. Lacking courage (archaic)
7. Done in a feeble way
8. Inclined to lose consciousness momentarily
9. Sickly-smelling, oppressive (archaic)

1. To lose consciousness momentarily, to swoon
2. To become feeble or weak (archaic)
3. To lose strength, colour, etc (archaic)
4. To fade or decay (archaic)
5. To vanish (archaic)
6. To lose courage or spirit (archaic)

To render faint

A swoon

faintˈed adjective (Milton)

Exhausted

faintˈing noun and adjective

faintˈish adjective

Slightly faint

faintˈishness noun

faintˈly adverb

faintˈness noun

1. Lack of strength
2. Feebleness of colour, light, etc
3. Dejection

faints plural noun

Impure spirit produced at the beginning and end of distillation (also feints)

• oakiest
• oak-leaf
• oak-leaf cluster
• oak-leaf clusters
• oak leather
• oak leathers
• oak-leaves
• oakling
• oaklings
• oak lump
• oak lumps
• oak mast
• oak masts
• oak-nut
• oak-nuts
• phrasy
• phratries
• phratry
• phreak
• phreaking
• phreakings
• phreaks
• phreatic
• phreatophyte
• phreatophytes