faint
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2.7
- adjective
- /feɪnt/
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mareado
- After standing for too long, I felt faint and needed to sit down.
- feel faint
Examples
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I'm just a little faint.
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You look faint.
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I just feel faint sometimes.
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I'm feeling a little faint, actually...
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The only thing that happens when I blow out really hard is that I get really lightheaded and faint.
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I feel faint.
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Oh, I feel faint.
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Do you feel faint?
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Relief and the first gentle waves of Xanax made her feel faint, and she leaned against the wall.
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His joints were stiff and painful; he frequently felt faint and feverish; and he had no appetite.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
29
5.7
Feeling dizzy and unsteady, as if you might faint
16
7.7
Feeling weak and as if about to faint
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4.2
Feeling dizzy and weak like you might faint
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8.0
Feeling faint and dreamy because of strong feelings of love
Feeling weak and unsteady after strong feelings or hard physical work
Antonyms
Idioms
3
9.4
Give a weak compliment that sounds positive but actually criticizes someone
Compounds
How Dizzy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Faint comes from an old French word feint and the Latin fingere, which mean 'to pretend' or 'to make'; a helpful way to remember the first meaning is to think of someone whose strength is nearly 'made away' so they feel weak. That's why faint can mean feeling weak and close to losing consciousness.