noun
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The act of fainting, syncope.
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She suffered another faint.
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The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
adjective
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(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
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I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.
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Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
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Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
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There was a faint red light in the distance.
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Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
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faint efforts
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Slight; minimal.
Examples of faint in a Sentence
Her heartbeat was faint and slow.
He winked with a faint smile, and she relaxed.
Sasha gave a faint smile.
Dawn lined the horizon in faint yellow.
Everyone was staring at her as if they expected her to faint or something.
He smelled like a heady mix of male musk and something so faint and sweet, it made her want to press her face to the skin of his chest for a better smell.
She smelled something faint, familiar.
Julie looked ready to faint and kept casting glances at Betsy.
And suddenly remembering his intention he grew dizzy and felt so faint that he leaned against the fence to save himself from falling.
Crackling is much better than that faint wheezing.
The sense of satisfaction was there again, along with the faint smile that made Gabriel furious.
A notebook lay on the table next to a few scrolls, an ancient manuscript and another block of stone with carvings too faint for Gabe to read.
She smelled of woman, a husky, sweet, faint scent.
Here, some light vial the living room picture window provided a faint outline of fixtures and furniture.
A strange energy ran between them, as if she could absorb the faint stream of his magic.
No one will fault you for taking that one step further and cleaning house, Dr. Wynn said with a faint smile.
A faint floral smell, however, it couldn't be perfume.
His faint smile said otherwise.
I heard the faint sound of a phone ringing downstairs.
His faint smile contained sadness.
She rolled her eyes at him again, and he offered another faint smile before she left.
In one corner a piano perched silently, and the embers of a fire still cast a faint glow from a massive fireplace.
He'd reached to the main Jeep road from the faint trail to the Lucky Pup when a sound broke the stillness of dusk.
He tilted his head to the side, observing her with a faint smile.
The bandage was taken off his eyes and, by the faint light of the burning spirit, Pierre, as in a dream, saw several men standing before him, wearing aprons like the Rhetor's and holding swords in their hands pointed at his breast.
She felt faint and stepped back into the main house, near tears.
It was past nine when Alex and Josh paid their bills, and the faint sound of thunder met them at the door.
The kid struggled weakly, voicing a faint cry.
Tim's smile was faint.
His faint smile softened the words.
His lips held a faint smile and his eyes twinkled.
The faint, sweet scent was close.
Her voice was so faint, he thought he'd misheard.
Prince Andrew sat in another room, faint with fear lest the baby should be drowned in the font, and awaited the termination of the ceremony.
She had done nothing but cry, complain and faint since this ordeal had begun.
I'm flattered, he replied with one of his faint smiles.
Even men faint at them.
She froze at the faint voice, unable to determine if it was the demon who spoke.
Pierre hid his face, from which a faint smile forgot to fade though his features now expressed horror and fear.
Beautiful and slender, she offered a faint smile.
If I don't get some food, I'll faint or die or something.
He breathed deeply, more interested in detecting the faint smell of the warlord.
His brows lifted and a faint smile touched the corners of his lips.
He lifted a brow, a faint smile on his lips.
He moved off on a faint trail and she followed.
Was she going to faint?
His faint smile was far from promising.
Her warm body was pressed against his, the faint glow of the crystal emanating from its place tangled in her hair.
Although they are faint meteors, they can be seen with the naked eye and come in large numbers.
May appear milky, like faint lines or streaks, colored or reflective.