(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, 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”