faintness

Noun

Meaning

The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control.

Want of vigor or energy.

Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description.

Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dimness faintheartedness malay lack vertigo weak fatigue faint exhaustion obscurity delicacy softness dizziness invisibility fragility
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Antonyms

ness energy health definition obesity accuracy
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Hypernyms

feeling softness timidity weakness fogginess indistinctness

Phrases with the word

faintness of heart faintness relief

Examples

The heating system was a farce, depending as it did on registers in the floor wherefrom the tepid exhalations of a throbbing and groaning basement furnace were transmitted to the rooms with the faintness of a moribund's last breath. Vladimir Nabokov

We shall strive for perfection. We shall not achieve it immediately - but we still shall strive. We may make mistakes - but they must never be mistakes which result from faintness of heart or abandonment of moral principle. Franklin D. Roosevelt

faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose Source: Internet

the faintness or potency of the feeling Source: Internet

Its relative faintness means that it is not practical for navigation.sfn Conveniently for navigators, there are other, much easier methods for locating the southern celestial pole. Source: Internet

Despite their faintness, Benjamin Gould upheld their Bayer designation as they were closer than 25 degrees to the south celestial pole. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

faintless faintling faintly faintness of heart faintness relief faintsome