Word "FAINT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
weak and likely to lose consciousness
Synonyms:
light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning
Examples:
suddenly felt faint from the pain
was sick and faint from hunger

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
Synonyms:
weak
Examples:
a faint outline
the wan sun cast faint shadows
the faint light of a distant candle
a faint hissing sound
a faint aroma

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
Synonyms:
faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid
Examples:
faint heart ne'er won fair lady

Crossword Clues for FAINT

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Clue Source Date
Female is not commonly dim The Times Quick Cryptic 29 Aug 2025
Swoon (5) Mirror Classic 10 Jul 2025
Dim, noisy and a silly nit (5)
Pass out leaving very little impression (5)
Fellow isn't dim (5)
Hard to see Thomas Joseph 10 Jun 2025
Dim the fellow is not, speaking colloquially (5)
Loud isn't very soft (5) The Guardian Cryptic 27 May 2025
Difficult to make out Wall Street Journal 24 May 2025
Feeble; pass out The Telegraph Plusword 19 May 2025
Authority in charge of football international lacking conviction The Times Quick Cryptic 13 May 2025
Barely visible Newsday 06 May 2025
Swoon Mirror Classic 04 May 2025
The weak thing to do (5)
Hard to see Thomas Joseph 24 Apr 2025
Indistinct or ill-defined
Beginners falter and in no time pass out (5)
Giddy female isn't common The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Apr 2025
France isn't commonly feeble The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Mar 2025
Dim, feeble (5)
Fighter is not commonly dizzy (5)
Weak deceptive movement in the ring, it's said (5)
Dim, weak (5)
Female isn't commonly dim The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Jan 2025
Swoon Mirror Classic 21 Jan 2025
Like the glow of the last embers in a fire New York Times 12 Jan 2025
Swoon Commuter 05 Dec 2024
Lightheaded LA Times Daily 03 Dec 2024
Swoon, pass out
Pass out, swoon (5)
Respond to abnormally low blood pressure, perhaps
Pass out without distinction (5)
Pass out in mock attack, did you say? The Times Quick Cryptic 09 Oct 2024
What you might do if you see a zombie coming toward you Family Time 30 Sep 2024
Hard to see (5) Puzzler 29 Sep 2024
A soft or a loud "Isn't ungrammatical" (5)
Halfback isn't hard to see (5)
Fit - an awful swoon (5)
Swoon Mirror Classic 17 Aug 2024
Barely perceptible swoon? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 13 Aug 2024
Indistinct, weak The Times Concise 09 Aug 2024
Swoon Mirror Classic 11 Jul 2024
What a Swiftie might do if they walked past Taylor on the street
Lose consciousness briefly (5)
Pale or pass out
Tan if lost or indistinct (5)
Dim female isn't slangy
Pass out LA Times Mini 13 May 2024
The head of the family isn't weak (5)
Indistinct sign of illness (5)
Flag is hard to make out (5)
Slight forgotten gladly by recipient ultimately
Pass out when weak (5)
Swoon Commuter 05 Feb 2024
Loud, ain't hard to hear! (5)
The fellow is not, in the vernacular, dim (5)
Swoon Mirror Classic 18 Jan 2024
The fellow isn't illiterate and dim
Barely perceptible Universal 09 Jan 2024
Force is not hard to see The Sun Two Speed 08 Dec 2023
Barely perceptible The Sun Two Speed 08 Dec 2023
Foreign leader isn't weak
Barely there New York Times 05 Sep 2023
Barely visible USA Today 11 Aug 2023
Barely visible Newsday 26 Jul 2023
Female is not dim The Times Cryptic 07 Jul 2023
Pass out The Guardian Quick 07 Nov 2022
A home featured in newspaper is unsteady The Guardian Cryptic 25 Apr 2022
Barely detectable LA Times Daily 25 Mar 2022
Barely detectable The Washington Post 25 Mar 2022
Hard to see Thomas Joseph 18 Mar 2022
Swoon Wall Street Journal 14 Feb 2022
Barely discernible
Pass out LA Times Daily 25 Apr 2021
Pass out The Washington Post 25 Apr 2021
Hard to pick up New York Times 25 Dec 2020
Quiet home with gross exterior The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Dec 2020
Female isn't lacking clarity The Sun Two Speed 07 Sep 2020
Barely perceptible The Sun Two Speed 07 Sep 2020
Female is not in swoon The Sun Two Speed 06 Jul 2020
Indistinct Premier Sunday 05 Jul 2020
Almost undetectable Universal 12 May 2020
(Of a chance) slight The Times Concise 20 Jan 2020
Pass out
Pass out New York Times 17 Oct 2019
Upset if tan is faded
Barely perceptible New York Times 21 Sep 2019
Feeble play on the radio
Force isn't weak The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Jul 2019
Light New York Times 21 Jun 2019
Pass out
Hard to make out USA Today 19 Jun 2019
Force isn't commonly weak
Hard to see The Telegraph Quick 17 May 2019
Barely registering New York Times 12 Jan 2019
Barely perceptible
Light
Barely registering
Hard to make out
Swoon Newsday 15 Oct 2018
Like light from a far-off star New York Times 24 Sep 2018
Like a sound that can barely be heard New York Times 23 Jul 2018
Black out USA Today 17 Jul 2018
"I could hear a ___ whisper on the phone." (dull)
Barely visible Premier Sunday 06 May 2018
Hard to hear Universal 01 Apr 2018
Barely visible, as a star New York Times 12 Feb 2018
Like light from a far-off star
Barely visible, as a star
Hard to hear
Black out
Like a sound that can barely be heard
Barely audible or readable USA Today 04 Dec 2017
Barely visible Universal 25 Nov 2017
Female informally is not dim The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Oct 2017
Like the light from distant stars New York Times 29 Aug 2017
Pass out Universal 06 Aug 2017
Female isn't commonly timid
Female isn't commonly timid The Times Cryptic 27 Jun 2017
Pale, and pass out The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Apr 2017
Swoon New York Times 17 Jan 2017
Barely audible or readable
Like the light from distant stars
Pass out
Barely visible
Swoon
Female is not in swoon The Times Cryptic 20 Dec 2016
Female is not in swoon
Hard to see Newsday 30 Oct 2016
Hard to make out Universal 24 Aug 2016
Swoon; indistinct The Telegraph Quick 22 Aug 2016
Hard to spot LA Times Daily 03 Jul 2016
Timid type in distant town initially, is he not?
Swoon Thomas Joseph 04 Apr 2016
Pass out USA Today 08 Mar 2016
Dim pretence, we hear The Telegraph Toughie 03 Mar 2016
Loud, isn't hard to hear The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Jan 2016
Hard to spot
Hard to make out
Mock attack heard but barely visible The Sun Two Speed 06 Dec 2015
Barely visible Newsday 06 Dec 2015
Weak The Telegraph Quick 09 Oct 2015
Mild and stout available around empty pub The Telegraph Toughie 18 Sep 2015
Barely perceptible USA Today 31 Jul 2015
Hard to see Thomas Joseph 19 May 2015
‘Loud' is not a synonym for ‘soft'
Plotz New York Times 14 May 2015
Barely visible
Barely perceptible
Plotz
Pass out
Hard to hear
Hard to pick up
Barely audible
Hard to make out
Hard to make out
Woozy
Do more than swoon
Timid
Timid
Barely audible
One is often said to be dead
Exceedingly hard to see
Hard to discern
Swoon
Hard to discern
Hard to hear or see
Swoon
Hardly perceptible
Barely audible
Pass out
Feeble
Need smelling salts
Hard to see
Hard to see
Barely audible
Barely audible
React to terrible news, perhaps
Swoon
Pass out
Light, or lightheaded
Dim
Printed with insufficient toner, maybe
Pass out
Barely audible
Swoon
Pass out
Hard to make out
Barely noticeable
___ heart ne'er won fair lady
Barely seen
Weak
Hard to make out
Barely visible
Ready to plotz
Keel over
Indistinct
React to a skunk, in cartoons
Barely visible
Very dim
Hard to make out
Indistinct
Barely visible
Very dim
Indistinct
Barely audible
Barely noticeable
Syncope
Dim
Woozy
Timorous
Pale
Indistinct
Lacking courage
Like a non-winning heart
Obscure
Black out
Timid.
Soft.
Indistinct.
Dim.
Weak.
Unclear.
Hardly perceptible
Hard to make out
Shadowy.
Almost inaudible
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