faint
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Is faint a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousnessExamples: "I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic."; "He almost fell faint due to the hot climate."
2. (archaic) Sickly, so as to make a person feel faint.Examples: "Happening to pass a fruiterer’s on their way; the door of which was open, though the shop was by this time shut; one of them remarked how faint the peaches smelled."archaic
noun (English)
1. (rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.rare
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).Examples: "If I send them away fasting […] they will faint by the way."; "But upon hearing the Honour which he intended her , she fainted away , and fell down as Dead at his Feet"Synonyms: pass out, swoon, sweb, black out, keel overintransitive
2. (intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.Examples: "If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small."intransitive
3. (intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.Examples: "November 12, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye."intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary