| faint | | |
| n. (event) | 1. deliquium, faint, swoon, syncope | a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain. |
| ~ loss of consciousness | the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond. |
| v. (body) | 2. conk, faint, pass out, swoon | pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. |
| ~ zonk out, pass out, black out | lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example. |
| adj. | 3. faint, weak | deficient 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" |
| ~ perceptible | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses.; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior" |
| adj. | 4. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy | lacking 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" |
| ~ indistinct | not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand.; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" |
| adj. | 5. faint, feeble | lacking strength or vigor.; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" |
| ~ weak | wanting in physical strength.; "a weak pillar" |
| adj. | 6. faint, light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning | weak 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" |
| ~ ill, sick | affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function.; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" |
| adj. | 7. faint | indistinctly understood or felt or perceived.; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea" |
| ~ indistinct | not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand.; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" |
| adj. | 8. faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid | lacking conviction or boldness or courage.; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" |
| ~ cowardly, fearful | lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted.; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then" |
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