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Definition of Faint
Pronunciation: fānt | a. | 1. | Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst. | | 2. | Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." | | 3. | Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound. | | 4. | Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance. | | n. | 1. | The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n. | | v. i. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. | | 3. | To decay; to disappear; to vanish. | | v. t. | 1. | To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. |
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