Definition of faint

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Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady..

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Glimmer :: Glimmer (n.) A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam..
Ochroleucous :: Ochroleucous (a.) Yellowish white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow.
Fainting :: Fainting (n.) Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady..
Phosphorus :: Phosphorus (n.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches, and for man
Twilight :: Twilight (n.) faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
Faintish :: Faintish (a.) Slightly faint; somewhat faint.
Moschatel :: Moschatel (n.) A plant of the genus Adoxa (A. moschatellina), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also hollow root and musk crowfoot..
Swelt :: Swelt (v. i.) To faint; to swoon.
Faintness :: Faintness (n.) The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick..
Faintness :: Faintness (n.) Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description..
Die :: Die (v. i.) To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc..
Faint :: Faint (v. t.) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
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..
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes..
Nyctalopia :: Nyctalopia (n.) A disease of the eye, in consequence of which the patient can see well in a faint light or at twilight, but is unable to see during the day or in a strong light; day blindness..
Faintly :: Faintly (adv.) In a faint, weak, or timidmanner..
Adumbrant :: Adumbrant (a.) Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth..
Evanid :: Evanid (a.) Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color..
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