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superl.
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
n.
The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra.
n.
The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Faint
n.
A short or weak utterance; a faint or feeble sound, as that heard on separating the lips in pronouncing p or b.
n.
The faintest and palest green.
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.
n.
The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
imp. & p. p.
of Faint
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.
n.
Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
n.
Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
superl.
Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
superl.
Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
superl.
Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
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.
adv.
In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.
a.
Slightly faint; somewhat faint.
v. t.
To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
n.
Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description.
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