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Meaning of FAINT in English

Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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    Meaning of FAINT in English

    • Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
    • Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
    • Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
    • Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
    • The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
    • 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, n.
    • To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
    • To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
    • To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.

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