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Faint vs. Fainty — What's the Difference?

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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