faint

n. உணர்விழப்பு, மயக்கம், (பெ.) மங்கலான, ஔத குறைந்த, பார்வை மங்கிய, தௌதவற்ற, வௌதறிய, மந்தமான, தளர்வான, மெலிந்த, வலுவற்ற, மெல்லியல்பு வாய்ந்த, திடமற்ற, உள்ளுரமற்ற, துணிவற்ற, கோழைத்தனமுடைய, தலைசுற்றுதலுடைய, அச்சத்தாற் செயலிழந்த, புழுக்கமிக்க, திணற வைக்கும் கடுமணமுடைய, நோக்காடு உண்டுபண்ணுகிற, (வினை) உணர்வு இழ, மயக்கம் அடை, வலு இழ, தளர்வுறு, மங்கு, மந்தமாகு, மறை, துணிவு இழ.

Synonyms

weak languid fatigued unenergetic timid irresolute feeble exhausted half-hearted obscure dim pale faded inconspicuous

Antonyms

strong vigorous energetic fresh daring resolute prominent marked conspicuous glaring

Faint, a. [Compar. Fainter (-r); superl. Faintest.] Etym: [OE. faint, feint, false, faint, F. feint, p.p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See Faign, and cf. Feint.] 1. 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." Old Proverb. 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. Faint, n. Defn: The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n. The saint, Who propped the Virgin in her faint. Sir W. Scott. Faint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fainting.] 1. 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. 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. Faint, v. t. Defn: To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [Obs.] It faints me to think what follows. Shak.

faint - Similar Words

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