faint

/feɪnt/ adjectiveverbnoun
5 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS8
ADJECTIVE
1

Weak and likely to lose consciousness.

“suddenly felt faint from the pain”

“was sick and faint from hunger”

2

Deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc.

“a faint outline”

“the wan sun cast faint shadows”

3

Lacking conviction or boldness or courage.

“faint heart ne'er won fair lady”

4

Lacking strength or vigor.

“damning with faint praise”

“faint resistance”

5

Lacking clarity or distinctness.

“only a faint recollection”

6

Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived.

“a faint clue to the origin of the mystery”

“haven't the faintest idea”

VERB
1

Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain.

NOUN
1

A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.

WORD FORMS
Related formfaintness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaintfay
Starts & ends withF … T
Syllablesfaint
SYNONYMS & RELATED25
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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