Definition of faint

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Faint (n.) The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n..

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Swelter :: Swelter (v. i.) To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat.
Overtone :: Overtone (n.) One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an aliquot or partial tone; a harmonic. See Harmonic, and Tone..
Faint :: Faint (n.) To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
Shimmer :: Shimmer (n.) A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer..
Twilight :: Twilight (n.) faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
Faint :: Faint (v. t.) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
Faintling :: Faintling (a.) Timorous; feeble-minded.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically..
Glimmer :: Glimmer (v. i.) To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp..
Die :: Die (v. i.) To recede and grow fainter; to become imperceptible; to vanish; -- often with out or away.
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..
Recover :: Recover (v. t.) To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal..
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..
Mastic :: Mastic (n.) A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes..
Lipothymic :: Lipothymic (a.) Tending to swoon; fainting.
Distant :: Distant (a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance..
Pale :: Pale (v. i.) Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon..
Pluckless :: Pluckless (a.) Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
Faint :: Faint (v. i.) 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..
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..
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