From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Faint \Faint\, noun The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See {Fainting}, noun
The saint, Who propped the Virgin in her faint. --Sir W. Scott.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Faint \Faint\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Fainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fainting}.]
1. To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See {Fainting}, noun
Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away. --Guardian.
If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way. --Mark viii. 8.
2. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. --Prov. xxiv. 10.
3. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye. --Pope.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Faint \Faint\ (f[=a]nt), adjective [Compar. {Fainter} (-[~e]r); superl. {Faintest}.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See {Feign}, and cf. {Feint}.]
1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
2. Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, ''Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.'' --Old Proverb.
3. Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
4. Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
The faint prosecution of the war. --Sir J. Davies.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Faint \Faint\, verb (used with an object) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [Obs.]
It faints me to think what follows. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: 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"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"
2: 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" [syn: {dim}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" [syn: {feeble}]
4: 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" [syn: {light}, {swooning}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]
5: indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
6: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {fainthearted}, {timid}]
noun
1: a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: {swoon}, {syncope}, {deliquium}]
verb
1: pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {conk}, {swoon}, {pass out}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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