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faint
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
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adjective
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
“faint heart ne'er won fair lady”
adjective
lacking clarity or distinctness
“a dim figure in the distance”
adjective
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
“a faint clue to the origin of the mystery”
adjective
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
“a faint outline”
adjective
lacking strength or vigor
“damning with faint praise”
adjective
weak and likely to lose consciousness
“suddenly felt faint from the pain”
noun
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
verb
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
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faint heart ne'er won fair lady
a dim figure in the distance
only a faint recollection
shadowy figures in the gloom
saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
a few wispy memories of childhood
a faint clue to the origin of the mystery
haven't the faintest idea
a faint outline
the wan sun cast faint shadows
the faint light of a distant candle
weak colors
a faint hissing sound
damning with faint praise
faint resistance
feeble efforts
a feeble voice
suddenly felt faint from the pain
was sick and faint from hunger
felt light in the head
a swooning fit
light-headed with wine
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