Faint vs. Fainty — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Faint and Fainty
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Faint
Done with little strength or vigor; feeble
A faint attempt to apologize.
Fainty
Feeble; languid; inclined to faint
Faint
So weak as to be difficult to perceive; a faint light in the distance; a faint echo.
Fainty
Feeble; languid.
Faint
Lacking clarity or distinctness
A faint recollection.
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Faint
Small in degree or amount; meager
Faint chance of getting a raise.
Faint
Lacking conviction, boldness, or courage; timid
A tourist who is faint at heart.
Faint
Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak
Felt faint for a moment.
Faint
An abrupt, usually brief loss of consciousness, generally associated with failure of normal blood circulation.
Faint
To fall into a usually brief state of unconsciousness.
Faint
(Archaic) To weaken in purpose or spirit.
Faint
(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.
Faint
Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
Faint
Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
There was a faint red light in the distance.
Faint
Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
Faint efforts
Faint resistance
Faint
Slight; minimal.
Faint
(archaic) Sickly, so as to make a person feel faint.
Faint
The act of fainting, syncope.
She suffered another faint.
Faint
(rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
Faint
(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).
Faint
(intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
Faint
(intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
Faint
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
Faint
Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
Faint
Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
Faint
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.
Faint
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.
Faint
To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.
Faint
To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
It faints me to think what follows.
Faint
A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Faint
Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Faint
Barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc;
A faint outline
The wan sun cast faint shadows
The faint light of a distant candle
Faint colors
A faint hissing sound
A faint aroma
Faint
Lacking clarity or distinctness;
A dim figure in the distance
Only a faint recollection
Shadowy figures in the gloom
Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
A few wispy memories of childhood
Faint
Lacking strength or vigor;
Damning with faint praise
Faint resistance
Feeble efforts
A feeble voice
Faint
Weak and likely to lose consciousness;
Suddenly felt faint from the pain
Was sick and faint from hunger
Felt light in the head
A swooning fit
Light-headed with wine
Light-headed from lack of sleep
Faint
Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived;
A faint clue to the origin of the mystery
Haven't the faintest idea
Faint
Lacking conviction or boldness or courage;
Faint heart ne'er won fair lady
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