- lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light;a faint color;a faint sound.
- feeble or slight: faint resistance;faint praise;a faint resemblance.
- feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness: faint with hunger.
- lacking courage; cowardly; timorous: Faint heart never won fair maid.
- unfounded: a faint action.
- to lose consciousness temporarily.
- to lose brightness.
- to grow weak; lose spirit or courage.
- a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon: to fall into a faint.
- lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc
- lacking conviction or force; weak
- feeling dizzy or weak as if about to lose consciousness
- without boldness or courage; timid (esp in the combination faint-hearted)
- no idea whatsoever
- to lose consciousness, esp momentarily, as through weakness
- to fail or become weak, esp in hope or courage
- a sudden spontaneous loss of consciousness, usually momentary, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the brain
