faint
English
/feɪnt/
adj
Definitions
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
- Slight; minimal.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English faynt.
Origin
Middle English
faynt
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- faint-hearted English
- faint-heartedly English
- faint-heartedness English
- fainten English
- fainter English
- fainteth English
- faintful English
- faintheart English
- fainthearted English
- faintheartedly English
- faintheartedness English
- fainthood English
- fainting English
- faintingly English
- faintingness English
- faintish English
- faintishness English
- faintless English
- faintling English
- faintly English
- faintness English
- faintsome English
- faintward English
- fainty English
- forfaint English
- heart English
- hearted English
- ultrafaint English
- unfainting English
- faintnesse Middle English
- faynt Middle English
- feinting Middle English
- feintles Middle English
- feintli Middle English
- heart
- fainty
- fainter
- faintly
- fainten
- hearted
- faintful
- fainting
- forfaint
- faintish
- fainteth
- faintward
- fainthood
- faintling
- faintsome
- faintness
- faintless
- faintingly
- unfainting
- ultrafaint
- faintheart
- faintishness
- faintingness
- fainthearted
- faint-hearted
- faintheartedly
- faint-heartedly
- faintheartedness
- faint-heartedness