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- Dictionaryfaint/feɪnt/
adjective
- 1. (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible: "the faint murmur of voices" Similar Opposite
- 2. feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness: "the heat made him feel faint" Similar
verb
- 1. lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain: "I fainted from loss of blood"
noun
- 1. a sudden loss of consciousness: "she hit the floor in a dead faint"
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used to emphasize that you do not know something: "Is she going to stay ?" "I haven't the faintest idea ." See more. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. faint adjective (UNWELL) feel faint. C2. to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious: She felt faint with hunger. See more. Idiom.
1. a. : hardly perceptible : dim. faint handwriting. b. : vague sense 2a. haven't the faintest idea. 2. : weak, dizzy, and likely to faint. sick and faint from the pain Jack London. 3. : lacking courage and spirit : cowardly. faint of heart. 4. : lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly. faint praise.
Faint definition: lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.. See examples of FAINT used in a sentence.
If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
Something faint has no courage or vigor. If you suddenly round the corner and see a gang of bullies staring straight at you, chances are you'll feel faint. Faint comes from the French feindre, for being cowardly or shirking duties.
n. An abrupt, usually brief loss of consciousness, generally associated with failure of normal blood circulation. intr.v. faint·ed, faint·ing, faints. 1. To fall into a usually brief state of unconsciousness. 2. Archaic To weaken in purpose or spirit.
FAINT definition: 1. slight and not easy to notice, smell, hear, etc: 2. to feel very weak and as if you might fall…. Learn more.
a faint show of resistance; a faint smile [not before noun] feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious. She suddenly felt faint. The walkers were faint from hunger.
faint meaning, definition, what is faint: difficult to see, hear, smell etc: Learn more.
Caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of a suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions). Wiktionary. Synonyms: go-out-like-a-light. suffer sunstroke.
