faint

Definitions


[feɪnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible
(e.g: the faint murmur of voices)

- feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness
(e.g: the heat made him feel faint)


Phrases:
- not have the faintest

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint heart): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre (see feign). Compare with feint


[feɪnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain
(e.g: I fainted from loss of blood)


Phrases:
- not have the faintest

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint heart): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre (see feign). Compare with feint


[feɪnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sudden loss of consciousness
(e.g: she hit the floor in a dead faint)


Phrases:
- not have the faintest

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint heart): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre (see feign). Compare with feint




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