faint

About 8.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

   I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.

2. adjective Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
3. adjective Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.

   There was a faint red light in the distance.

4. adjective Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.

   faint efforts

5. adjective Slight; minimal.

   a faint chance

6. adjective Sickly, so as to make a person feel faint.
7. noun The act of fainting, syncope.

   She suffered another faint.

8. noun The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.

Similar words

feeble fainthearted swoon weak sick swooning timid cowardly coward pass out

Often followed by

and smile light with hope sound in idea but

Word family

fainted fainter faintest fainting faintish faintishness faintishnesses faintly faintness faintnesses