ADJECTIVE | all | faint, weak | deficient in magnitude |
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all | faint, dim, shadowy, vague, wispy | lacking clarity or distinctness | |
all | faint, feeble | lacking strength or vigor | |
all | faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded | weak and likely to lose consciousness | |
all | faint | indistinctly understood or felt or perceived | |
all | faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted | lacking conviction or boldness or courage | |
VERB | body | faint, conk, swoon, pass out | pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress / distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
NOUN | event | faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium | a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
Sounds | fey'nt | |
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Rhymes | acquaint ... taint: 12 rhymes with eynt... |
Meaning | Deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc. | |
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Synonym | weak | |
Broader | perceptible | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses |
Spanish | débil, tenue | |
Nouns | faintness | the quality of being dim or lacking contrast |
faintness | barely audible | |
Adverbs | faintly | to a faint degree or weakly perceived |
Meaning | lacking clarity or distinctness. | |
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Example | "only a faint recollection" | |
Synonyms | dim, shadowy, vague, wispy | |
Broader | indistinct | not clearly / clearly / clearly defined / defined / defined or easy to perceive or understand |
Spanish | borroso, débil, sombrío, ténue, vago | |
Catalan | borrós, dèbil, ombrívol, tènue, vague | |
Nouns | faintness | the quality of being dim or lacking contrast |
Meaning | lacking strength or vigor. | |
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Synonym | feeble | |
Broader | weak | Wanting in physical strength |
Spanish | débil, debilitado, flojo, frágil, tímido | |
Catalan | afeblit, dèbil, feble, fluix, fràgil | |
Nouns | faintness | the property of being without strength |
Meaning | Weak and likely to lose consciousness. | |
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Synonyms | light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded | |
Broader | ill, sick | Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
Spanish | débil | |
Nouns | faint | a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
faintness | a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon |
Meaning | indistinctly understood or felt or perceived. | |
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Broader | indistinct | not clearly / clearly / clearly defined / defined / defined or easy to perceive or understand |
Meaning | lacking conviction or boldness or courage. | |
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Example | "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" | |
Synonyms | fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted | |
Broader | cowardly, fearful | lacking courage |
Spanish | débil, medroso, pusilánime, tímido | |
Catalan | indecís, poruc, pusil·lànime | |
Nouns | faintness | the trait of lacking boldness and courage |
Meaning | A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain. | |
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Synonyms | swoon, syncope, deliquium | |
Broader | loss of consciousness | The occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
Spanish | deliquio, deliquium, desmayo, lipotimia, patatús, síncope, soponcio | |
Catalan | deliquium, desmai, síncope | |
Adjectives | faint | weak and likely to lose consciousness |
Verbs | faint | pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress / distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
Meaning | Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress / distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | conk, swoon, pass out | |
Broader | zonk out, pass out, black out | Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example |
Spanish | amortecerse, desmayarse, desmayar | |
Catalan | acubar-se, defallir, desmaiar-se, desmaiar, esmorteir-se, esvair-se | |
Nouns | faint | a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
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