As nouns the difference between fainting and lipothymy
is that fainting is an act of collapsing to a state of temporary unconsciousness while lipothymy is (archaic) a fainting; a swoon.
As a verb fainting
is .
lipothymy
English
Noun
(lipothymies)
(archaic) A fainting; a swoon.
Synonyms
* lipothymia