
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
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(v)faint, conk, swoon, pass outpass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain Adjectives
(s)faint, weakdeficient in magnitude; 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”,
“weak colors”,
“a faint hissing sound”,
“a faint aroma”,
“a weak pulse” (s)dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispylacking 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” (s)faint, feeblelacking strength or vigor“damning with faint praise”,
“faint resistance”,
“feeble efforts”,
“a feeble voice” (s)faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheadedweak 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” (s)faintindistinctly understood or felt or perceived“a faint clue to the origin of the mystery”,
“haven't the faintest idea”