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faints definition and meaning

superl. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
superl. Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
superl. Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
superl. Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
n. The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
v. i. To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n.
n. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
n. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
v. t. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
n.pl. The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil.

Crossword clues for faints

- Collapse weakly when not well-defined
- Dim
- Fat encased in what’s barely detectable
- Freak Out
- inaudible
- Infinitesimal
- Lose consciousness
- Pale
- Swoon
- Passes out
- Swoons