faint
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousnessLacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
» He fainted and fell on his back.
Він знепритомнів і впав на спину.
Meaning
6 sensesLacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.
He almost fell faint due to the hot climate.
kraftlos, schwach
сла́быйslábyj
weak and likely to lose consciousness
Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
ängstlich
сла́быйslábyj, слабоне́рвныйslabonérvnyj
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
There was a faint red light in the distance.
unsicher, unentschlossen
ту́склыйtúsklyj
тьмя́нийtʹmjányj
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
faint efforts
faint resistance
вя́лыйvjályj
lacking strength or vigor
Slight; minimal.
a faint chance
(archaic)Sickly, so as to make a person feel faint.
Examples
343 sentencesHe fainted and fell on his back.
Він знепритомнів і впав на спину. — deniko
The patient fainted at the sight of blood.
Пацієнт знепритомнів, побачивши кров. — ChickenKiev
ruПациент упал в обморок при виде крови. — marafon
deBeim Anblick von Blut wurde der Patient ohnmächtig. — jakov
She fainted, but came to after a few minutes.
Вона втратила свідомість, але за кілька хвилин прийшла до себе. — deniko
ruОна упала в обморок, но через несколько минут пришла в себя. — marafon
deSie fiel in Ohnmacht, aber nach mehreren Minuten erlangte sie das Bewusstsein wieder. — xtofu80
I don't have the faintest idea.
Я не маю найменшої уяви. — deniko
ruНе имею ни малейшего понятия. — marafon
deIch habe nicht die geringste Ahnung. — Sudajaengi
She screamed and fainted.
Вона закричала й знепритомніла. — brambury
ruОна закричала и упала в обморок. — Hellerick
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English faynt, feynt (“weak; feeble”), from Old French faint, feint (“feigned;From Middle English faynt, feynt (“weak; feeble”), from Old French faint, feint (“feigned; negligent; sluggish”), past participle of feindre, faindre (“to feign; sham; work negligently”), from Latin fingere (“to touch, handle, form, shape, frame, form in thought, imagine, conceive, contrive, devise, feign”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). Cognate with feign and fiction and more distantly dough.
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Forms
fainter, faintestSynonyms
28 synonyms- lacking conviction or boldness or courage:faintheartedtimidfaint-hearted
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc:weak
- lacking strength or vigor:feeble
- weak and likely to lose consciousness:lightswooninglight-headedlightheaded
- lacking clarity or distinctness:dimshadowyvaguewispy
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- going to faint
- the faintest idea
- faintest idea what
- faintest idea
- have the faintest