Definition of faint

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Faint (superl.) Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound..

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Distant :: Distant (a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance..
Trigenic :: Trigenic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C4H7N3O2, obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste and faint smell; -- called also ethidene- / ethylidene-biuret..
Pluckless :: Pluckless (a.) Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically..
Faint :: Faint (v. t.) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
Goneness :: Goneness (n.) A state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting from hunger..
Droop :: Droop (v. i.) To grow weak or faint with disappointment, grief, or like causes; to be dispirited or depressed; to languish; as, her spirits drooped..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type..
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..
Glimmer :: Glimmer (n.) A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam..
Faintly :: Faintly (adv.) In a faint, weak, or timidmanner..
Vestige :: Vestige (n.) The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population..
Adumbrant :: Adumbrant (a.) Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth..
Swoon :: Swoon (v. i.) To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away..
Faintness :: Faintness (n.) Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
Faintness :: Faintness (n.) The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control..
Fade :: Fade (a.) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady..
Glimmering :: Glimmering (n.) A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling.
Dead-hearted :: Dead-hearted (a.) Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless..
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