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FAINT, a. [L. vanus, whence to vanish. Eng. to wane.]

1. weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, to be rendered faint by excessive evacuations.

2. Weak; feeble; languid; exhausted; as faint with fatigue, hunger or thirst.

3. Weak, as color; not bright or vivid; not strong; as a faint color; a faint red or blue; a faint light.

4. Feeble; weak, as sound; not loud; as a faint sound; a faint voice.

5. Imperfect; feeble; not striking; as a faint resemblance or image.

6. Cowardly; timorous. A faint heart never wins a fair lady.

7. Feeble; not vigorous; not active; as a faint resistance; a faint exertion.

8. Dejected; depressed; dispirited.

My heart is faint. Lam. 1.

FAINT, v.i.

1. To lose the animal functions; to lose strength and color, and become senseless and motionless; to swoon; sometimes with away. he fainted for loss of blood.

On hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.

2. To become feeble; to decline or fail in strength and vigor; to be weak.

If I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way. Mark 8.

3. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit.

Let not your hearts faint. Deut. 20.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Prov. 24.

4. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

Gilded clouds, while we gaze on them, faint before the eye.

FAINT, v.t. To deject; to depress; to weaken. [Unusual.]



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FAINT, a. [L. vanus, whence to vanish. Eng. to wane.]

1. weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, to be rendered faint by excessive evacuations.

2. Weak; feeble; languid; exhausted; as faint with fatigue, hunger or thirst.

3. Weak, as color; not bright or vivid; not strong; as a faint color; a faint red or blue; a faint light.

4. Feeble; weak, as sound; not loud; as a faint sound; a faint voice.

5. Imperfect; feeble; not striking; as a faint resemblance or image.

6. Cowardly; timorous. A faint heart never wins a fair lady.

7. Feeble; not vigorous; not active; as a faint resistance; a faint exertion.

8. Dejected; depressed; dispirited.

My heart is faint. Lam. 1.

FAINT, v.i.

1. To lose the animal functions; to lose strength and color, and become senseless and motionless; to swoon; sometimes with away. he fainted for loss of blood.

On hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.

2. To become feeble; to decline or fail in strength and vigor; to be weak.

If I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way. Mark 8.

3. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit.

Let not your hearts faint. Deut. 20.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Prov. 24.

4. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

Gilded clouds, while we gaze on them, faint before the eye.

FAINT, v.t. To deject; to depress; to weaken. [Unusual.]


FAINT, a. [Ir. faine, a weakening; fann, weak; fanntais, weakness, inclination to faint; anbhfaine, fainting; Fr. faineant, idle, sluggish. This word is perhaps allied to Fr. faner, to fade, wither, decay, to make hay, foin, L. fœnum; and to vain, L. vanus, whence to vanish, Ar. فَنِي fani, to vanish, to fail, Eng. to wane, Sax. fynig, musty. Class Bn, No. 25.]

  1. Weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, to be rendered faint by excessive evacuations.
  2. Weak; feeble; languid; exhausted; as, faint with fatigue, hunger or thirst.
  3. Weak, as color; not bright or vivid; not strong; as, a faint color; a faint red or blue; a faint light.
  4. Feeble; weak, as sound; not loud; as, a faint sound; a faint voice.
  5. Imperfect; feeble; not striking; as, a faint resemblance or image.
  6. Cowardly; timorous. A faint heart never wins a fair lady.
  7. Feeble; not vigorous; not active; as, a faint resistance; a faint exertion.
  8. Dejected; depressed; dispirited. My heart is faint. Lam. i.

FAINT, v.i.

  1. To lose the animal functions; to lose strength and color, and become senseless and motionless; to swoon; sometimes with away. He fainted for loss of blood. On hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away. Guardian.
  2. To become feeble; to decline or fail in strength and vigor; to be weak. If I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way. Mark viii.
  3. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit. Let not your hearts faint. Deut. xx. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Prov. xxiv.
  4. To decay; to disappear; to vanish. Gilded clouds, while we gaze on them, faint before the eye. Pope.

FAINT, v.t.

To deject; to depress; to weaken. [Unusual.] Shak.


Faint
  1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
  2. The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.

    The saint,
    Who propped the Virgin in her faint.     Sir W. Scott.

  3. 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.

    Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away. Guardian.

    If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way. Mark viii. 8.

  4. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.

    [Obs.]

    It faints me to think what follows. Shak.

  5. Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."

    Old Proverb.
  6. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.

    If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Prov. xxiv. 10.

  7. Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
  8. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

    Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye. Pope.

  9. Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.

    The faint prosecution of the war. Sir J. Davies.

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Faint

FAINT, adjective [Latin vanus, whence to vanish. Eng. to wane.]

1. weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, to be rendered faint by excessive evacuations.

2. Weak; feeble; languid; exhausted; as faint with fatigue, hunger or thirst.

3. Weak, as color; not bright or vivid; not strong; as a faint color; a faint red or blue; a faint light.

4. Feeble; weak, as sound; not loud; as a faint sound; a faint voice.

5. Imperfect; feeble; not striking; as a faint resemblance or image.

6. Cowardly; timorous. A faint heart never wins a fair lady.

7. Feeble; not vigorous; not active; as a faint resistance; a faint exertion.

8. Dejected; depressed; dispirited.

My heart is faint Lamentations 1:13.

FAINT, verb intransitive

1. To lose the animal functions; to lose strength and color, and become senseless and motionless; to swoon; sometimes with away. he fainted for loss of blood.

On hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.

2. To become feeble; to decline or fail in strength and vigor; to be weak.

If I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way. Mark 8:3.

3. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit.

Let not your hearts faint Deuteronomy 20:3.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Proverbs 24:10.

4. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

Gilded clouds, while we gaze on them, faint before the eye.

FAINT, verb transitive To deject; to depress; to weaken. [Unusual.]

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