1. Deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity, brightness or loudness etc
   "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "a faint hissing sound";
   - weak
    
2. Lacking clarity or distinctness
   "only a faint recollection";
   - dim, shadowy, vague, wispy
    
3. Lacking strength or vigour
   "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance";
   - feeble
    
4. Weak and likely to lose consciousness
   "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger";
   - light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
    
5. Indistinctly understood, felt or perceived
   "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
    
6. Lacking conviction, boldness or courage
   "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"; "The faint-hearted investor pulled out of the deal at the last minute";
   - fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted

1. A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
   "He experienced a faint due to severe dehydration";
   - swoon, syncope, deliquium [archaic]

1. Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
   "She nearly fainted when she heard the shocking news";
   - conk [informal], swoon, pass out

Sounds like: eyra, Eire, Arat, fein

Derived forms: fainter, fainted, faintest, fainting, faints

See also: cowardly, fearful, ill, indistinct, perceptible, sick, weak

Type of: black out, loss of consciousness, pass out, zonk [informal], zonk out [informal]

Encyclopedia: Faint, The