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
VERBIndistinctly understood or felt or perceived.
“a faint clue to the origin of the mystery”
“haven't the faintest idea”
1
NOUNPass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain.
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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