1. faint - Noun
2. faint - Adjective
3. faint - Verb
5. faint - Adjective Satellite
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
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.
To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
Source: Webster's dictionarya dim figure in the distance Source: Internet
only a faint recollection Source: Internet
shadowy figures in the gloom Source: Internet
saw a vague outline of a building through the fog Source: Internet
a few wispy memories of childhood Source: Internet
faint heart ne'er won fair lady Source: Internet