faint
Meanings
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc;
- "a faint outline"
- "the wan sun cast faint shadows"
- "the faint light of a distant candle"
- "a faint hissing sound"
- "a faint aroma"
- lacking clarity or distinctness;
- "only a faint recollection"
- lacking strength or vigor;
- "damning with faint praise"
- "faint resistance"
- weak and likely to lose consciousness;
- "suddenly felt faint from the pain"
- "was sick and faint from hunger"
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived;
- "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"
- "haven't the faintest idea"
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage;
- "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
- FAINT adj FAINTER, FAINTEST lacking strength or vigor
- FAINT v -ED -ING, -S to lose consciousness
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
faint is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfaint is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
faint is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
faint is a valid Words With Friends word