Faint — Defs

01 a. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
2.
Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, “Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.”
3.
Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
4.
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.

02 n. The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.

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The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.[R.] See: Fainting
“The saint, Who propped the Virgin in her faint.” — Sir W. Scott.

03 v. i. 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…

imp. & p. p. Fainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fainting

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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. See: Fainting
“Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.” — Guardian.

“If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way.” — Mark viii. 8.
2.
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.
3.
To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
“Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.” — Pope.

04 v. t. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.

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To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.[Obs.]
“It faints me to think what follows.” — Shak.