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faint Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 not strong or clear; slight:
- a faint sound/noise/smell
- The lamp gave out a faint glow.
- She gave me a faint smile of recognition.
- There's not the faintest hope of ever finding him.
- She bears a faint resemblance to my sister.
- I have a faint suspicion that you may be right!
- "Is she going to stay?" "I haven't the faintest idea."
- I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about!
1 to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious:
- She felt faint with hunger.
2 to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down:
- He faints at the sight of blood.
- I nearly fainted in the heat.
- She took one look at the hypodermic needle and fainted (dead) away (= became unconscious immediately).
3 the act of suddenly becoming unconscious:
- On receiving the news, she fell into a dead faint.
4 to become unconscious unexpectedly for a short time:
- I nearly fainted from the heat.
5 not strong or clear; slight:
- He walked along, guided only by the faint light of the moon.
6 very weak and nearly becoming unconscious:
- He felt faint from hunger.

The first faint signs of an agreement began to glimmer through.
She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.
They said the printing was too faint to reproduce well.
She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted.
A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glow of a street lamp.
His face went pale and he looked as if he might faint.
You gave us a real scare when you fainted, you know.
He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.