faint

  • 31faint — [feɪnt] adj I 1) not strong or clear the faint glow of a light through the fog[/ex] a faint memory[/ex] a faint hope/possibility[/ex] 2) feeling that you are going to become unconscious faintly [ˈfeɪntli] adv II verb [I] faint [feɪnt] to suddenly …

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  • 32Faint — The Faint ist eine auf dem Label Saddle Creek beheimatete Band, die Synthieklänge mit tanzbaren Beats vereint und den Wave der 80er mit modernen Sounds auffrischt. Mitglieder sind Todd Fink (ehemals Todd Baechle, mittlerweile Ehemann von Orenda… …

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  • 33faint — [13] Faint comes from Old French faint, which was originally the past participle of the verb faindre, feindre ‘pretend, shirk’ (whence English feign). This meant ‘pretended, simulated’, ‘lazy, shirking’, and ‘cowardly’, and all these senses were… …

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  • 34faint —   1. Lose consciousness. Ma ule, ho oma ule, make.    ♦ Faint from hunger, make pōloli.    ♦ To grow faint, ho omake.    ♦ To feign fainting, ho oma ule.    ♦ To lie in a dead faint, moe make.   2. Weak, dizzy. Makapōuli, maka pōniuniu, ona ona,… …

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  • 35faint — [13] Faint comes from Old French faint, which was originally the past participle of the verb faindre, feindre ‘pretend, shirk’ (whence English feign). This meant ‘pretended, simulated’, ‘lazy, shirking’, and ‘cowardly’, and all these senses were… …

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  • 36faint — 1. adjective /fɛɪnt/ a) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst. Faint heart neer won fair lady. Robert Burns To Dr. Blackjack. b) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly;… …

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  • 37Faint — If one is looking for a surname which has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with its appearance, this is a good one to start on! Found in England in the various spelling forms of Fant, Font, Faint, Faunt, Vant and even Phant, this extraordinary …

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  • 38faint — Synonyms and related words: KO, abulic, achromatic, achromic, afraid, ailing, anemic, ashen, ashy, asthenic, bad, balmy, barely audible, below par, black out, blackout, bland, blear, bleared, bleary, bled white, bloodless, blow, blurred, blurry,… …

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  • 39faint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swoon; lose heart or courage; fail, fade, weaken, pass out (inf.). adj. pale, indistinct; feeble, weak. See weakness, colorlessness, impotence, silence, dimness, faintness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1 …

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  • 40faint — I. v. n. 1. Swoon, faint away. 2. Languish, fail, fade, grow weak, fail in vigor, lose strength. 3. Be disheartened, be discouraged, be dejected, be depressed, lose courage, be dispirited, be down hearted, sink into dejection. II. a. 1. Swooning …

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