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.