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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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
The fellow is not, in the vernacular, dim (5)
Loud, ain't hard to hear! (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 The Washington Post 25 Mar 2022
Barely detectable LA Times Daily 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 New York Times 17 Oct 2019
Pass out
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
Hard to make out
Barely perceptible
Barely registering
Light
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
Hard to hear
Black out
Like light from a far-off star
Barely visible, as a star
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
Like the light from distant stars
Swoon
Barely audible or readable
Pass out
Barely visible
Female is not in swoon
Female is not in swoon The Times Cryptic 20 Dec 2016
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 make out
Hard to spot
Barely visible Newsday 06 Dec 2015
Mock attack heard but barely visible The Sun Two Speed 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 perceptible
Barely visible
Plotz
Hard to pick up
Pass out
Hard to hear
Barely audible
Hard to make out
Hard to make out
Barely audible
Exceedingly hard to see
One is often said to be dead
Timid
Woozy
Do more than swoon
Timid
Hard to hear or see
Hardly perceptible
Hard to discern
Hard to discern
Swoon
Swoon
Pass out
Barely audible
Need smelling salts
Hard to see
Hard to see
Feeble
Barely audible
React to terrible news, perhaps
Barely audible
Pass out
Swoon
Dim
Light, or lightheaded
Barely audible
Pass out
Printed with insufficient toner, maybe
Barely noticeable
Swoon
Hard to make out
___ heart ne'er won fair lady
Pass out
Ready to plotz
Weak
Hard to make out
Barely visible
Barely seen
Keel over
Indistinct
Barely visible
React to a skunk, in cartoons
Very dim
Indistinct
Hard to make out
Barely visible
Indistinct
Very dim
Barely noticeable
Barely audible
Syncope
Dim
Woozy
Timorous
Pale
Indistinct
Lacking courage
Like a non-winning heart
Obscure
Black out
Timid.
Soft.
Indistinct.
Dim.
Weak.
Unclear.
Shadowy.
Hardly perceptible
Almost inaudible
Hard to make out
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