lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.

a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.

feeble or slight

faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance.

feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness

faint with hunger.

lacking courage; cowardly; timorous

Faint heart never won fair maid.

Law . unfounded

a faint action.

to lose consciousness temporarily.

to lose brightness.

Archaic . to grow weak; lose spirit or courage.

a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon

to fall into a faint.

adjective

clear , distinct , heavy , loud , strong , bold , brave , courageous , resolute

noun

consciousness

adjective

aside , bated , bland , bleached , blurred , breathless , deadened , deep , delicate , dim , distant , dull , dusty , faded , faltering , far-off , feeble , gentle , hazy , hoarse , hushed , ill-defined , imperceptible , inaudible , indistinct , lenient , light , low , low-pitched , mild , moderate , muffled , murmuring , muted , muttering , obscure , out of earshot , padded , pale , piano , quiet , remote , shadowy , slight , smooth , soft , softened , soothing , stifled , subdued , tenuous , thin , unclear , vague , wan , weak , [[whisperednotes:faint (verb) means to pass out from weakness or to lose consciousness - faint (adjective) means barely perceptible or lacking clarity or distinctness; feint (noun) means any distracting or deceptive maneuver - feint (verb) means to deceive by a mock action]] , dizzy , drooping , enervated , exhausted , fatigued , fragile , languid , lethargic , lightheaded , tender , unenthusiastic , [[woozynotes:faint (verb) means to pass out from weakness or to lose consciousness - faint (adjective) means barely perceptible or lacking clarity or distinctness; feint (noun) means any distracting or deceptive maneuver - feint (verb) means to deceive by a mock action]] , balmy , negligible , outside , slender , slim , blear , bleary , cloudy , foggy , fuzzy , indefinite , misty , undistinct , caliginous , faint-hearted , irresolute , pusillanimous , timorous

noun

blackout , collapse , dizziness , grayout , insensibility , knockout , stupor , swoon , syncope , [[vertigonotes:faint (verb) means to pass out from weakness or to lose consciousness - faint (adjective) means barely perceptible or lacking clarity or distinctness; feint (noun) means any distracting or deceptive maneuver - feint (verb) means to deceive by a mock action]] , pusillanimity

verb

become unconscious , be overcome , black out , collapse , drop , fade , fail , fall , flicker , go out like light , keel over , languish , pass out , succumb , swoon , [[weakennotes:faint (verb) means to pass out from weakness or to lose consciousness - faint (adjective) means barely perceptible or lacking clarity or distinctness; feint (noun) means any distracting or deceptive maneuver - feint (verb) means to deceive by a mock action]] , blackout , dark , delicate , dim , distant , dizzy , faded , falter , feeble , fuzzy , gentle , giddy , hushed , keel , languid , light , lightheaded , listless , muffled , obscure , pale , sickly , slight , sluggish , soft , suffocate , syncope , thin , timid , unclear , vague , weak , woozy