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(adj) timid, faint-hearted, fainthearted
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
faint heart ne'er won fair lady
(adj) shadowy, dim, 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
(adj) 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
(adj) feeble
lacking strength or vigor
damning with faint praise; faint resistance; feeble efforts; a feeble voice
(adj) swooning, light, light-headed, lightheaded
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
(noun) deliquium, swoon, syncope
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain