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Word: Faint
Speech Type: Adjective
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
(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible
Short Definition:barely perceptible
Examples:- the faint murmur of voices
feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness
Short Definition:feeling weak and dizzy
Examples:- the heat made him feel faint
Word: Faint
Speech Type: Verb
feɪnt
lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain
Short Definition:lose consciousness
Examples:- I fainted from loss of blood
Word: Faint
Speech Type: Noun
feɪnt
a sudden loss of consciousness
Short Definition:sudden loss of consciousness
Examples:- she hit the floor in a dead faint
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