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fainty | faint |

As adjectives the difference between fainty and faint

is that fainty is feeble; languid; inclined to faint while faint is lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

As a noun faint is

the act of fainting.

As a verb faint is

to lose consciousness caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of a suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).

fainty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • feeble; languid; inclined to faint
  • * {{quote-book, year=1918, author=Eden Phillpotts, title=The Spinners, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=When I was young the sight of blood made me go fainty , but I laugh at it now. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1912, author=Thomas Hardy, title=The Return of the Native, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage='Tis enough to make you feel fainty . }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1898, author=Eden Phillpotts, title=Children of the Mist, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=I'm sick an' fainty wi' this gert turn o' the wheel. }} (Webster 1913)

    faint

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
  • Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed.
    • "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." Robert Burns - To Dr. Blackjack.
  • Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
  • Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
  • * Sir J. Davies
    • the faint prosecution of the war
  • * 2005 , .
    • do you have the faintest understanding of what they mean?

    Derived terms

    * damn with faint praise

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of fainting.
  • (rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lose consciousness. Caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of a suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
  • * Bible, Mark viii. 8
    • If I send them away fasting they will faint by the way.
  • * Guardian
    • Hearing the honour intended her, she fainted away.
  • To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xxiv. 10
    • If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
  • To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.

    Synonyms

    * pass out * queal * swoon

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