FAINT
/feɪnt/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 9
Definition
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain.
— synonyms: conk, swoon, pass_out
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
— synonyms: swoon, syncope, deliquium
- adjective deficient in magnitude.
— synonyms: weak
- adjective lacking clarity or distinctness.
— synonyms: dim, shadowy, vague, wispy
- adjective lacking strength or vigor.
— synonyms: feeble
- adjective weak and likely to lose consciousness.
— synonyms: light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
- adjective indistinctly understood or felt or perceived.
- adjective lacking conviction or boldness or courage.
— synonyms: fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted
Examples
- “She suffered another faint.”
- “I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.”
- “There was a faint red light in the distance.”
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