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faint

adjective

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"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"
Similar: perceptible
lacking clarity or distinctness; "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"
Synonyms: dim, shadowy, vague, wispy Similar: indistinct
lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
Synonyms: feeble Similar: weak
weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"
Synonyms: light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning Similar: ill, sick
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven''t the faintest idea"
Similar: indistinct
lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne''er won fair lady"
Synonyms: fainthearted, timid Similar: cowardly, fearful

noun

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Synonyms: deliquium, swoon, syncope

verb

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Synonyms: conk, pass out, swoon