Definition of fain

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Fain (v. t. & i.) To be glad ; to wish or desire.

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Distant :: Distant (a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance..
Fain :: Fain (a.) Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
Turn :: Turn (n.) A change of condition; especially, a sudden or recurring symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell; as, a bad turn..
Pale :: Pale (v. i.) Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon..
Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Not brightly luminous; faintly light.
Shadowing :: Shadowing (n.) A faint representation; an adumbration.
Glimmer :: Glimmer (n.) A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam..
Fainting :: Fainting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fain.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes..
Fainty :: Fainty (a.) Feeble; languid.
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady..
Sol-faing :: Sol-faing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sol-f.
Lipothymous :: Lipothymous (a.) Pertaining, or given, to swooning; fainting..
Faints :: Faints (n.pl.) The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil..
Ghost :: Ghost (n.) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea..
Weak-hearted :: Weak-hearted (a.) Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
Adumbrate :: Adumbrate (v. t.) To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.
Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Faintly representative; hence, typical..
Glimpse :: Glimpse (n.) A faint idea; an inkling.
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