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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | faint, weak | Deficient in magnitude |
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| 2 | faint, dim, shadowy, vague, wispy | Lacking clarity or distinctness | |
| 3 | faint, feeble | Lacking strength or vigor | |
| 4 | faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded | Weak and likely to lose consciousness | |
| 5 | faint | Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived | |
| 6 | faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted | Lacking conviction or boldness or courage | |
| NOUN | 1 | faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium | A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
| VERB | 1 | faint, conk, swoon, pass out | Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
| Sounds | fey'nt |
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| Rhymes | acquaint, complaint, constraint, and 9 more rhymes in eynt... |
| Meaning | Deficient in magnitude. Barely perceptible. Lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc. |
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| Examples | "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma" |
| Synonyms | weak |
| Similar to | perceptible |
| Nouns | faintness; faintness |
| Adverbs | faintly |
| Meaning | Lacking clarity or distinctness. |
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| Examples | "only a faint recollection" |
| Synonyms | dim, shadowy, vague, wispy |
| Similar to | indistinct |
| Nouns | faintness |
| Meaning | Lacking strength or vigor. |
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| Examples | "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance" |
| Synonyms | feeble |
| Similar to | weak |
| Nouns | faintness |
| Meaning | Weak and likely to lose consciousness. |
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| Examples | "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger" |
| Synonyms | light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded |
| Similar to | ill, sick |
| Nouns | faintness |
| Meaning | Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived. |
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| Examples | "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea" |
| Similar to | indistinct |
| Meaning | Lacking conviction or boldness or courage. |
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| Examples | "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" |
| Synonyms | fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted |
| Similar to | cowardly, fearful |
| Nouns | faintness |
| Meaning | A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain. |
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| Synonyms | swoon, syncope, deliquium |
| Broader | loss of consciousness |
| Verbs | faint |
| Meaning | Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | conk, swoon, pass out |
| Broader | zonk out, pass out, black out |
| Nouns | faint |
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