Painter vs Fainter - What's the difference?
painter | fainter |
An artist who paints pictures.
A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
(label) A mountain lion, by mispronunciation of "panther".
(label) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.
(label) A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to e.g. a jetty or another boat.
* 1908 , (Kenneth Grahame), (The Wind in the Willows) :
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Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed.
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
* 2005 , .
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
* Guardian
To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
* Bible, Proverbs xxiv. 10
To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
* Alexander Pope
As a proper noun painter
is .As an adjective fainter is
(faint).painter
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(wikipedia painter)Etymology 1
From (paint), influenced by (etyl) paintre.Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
{{der3, painter's colic , painter-stainer}}Etymology 2
Probably from (etyl) (m).Noun
(en noun)- "Shove that (fat, wicker luncheon-basket) under your feet," he observed to the Mole, as he passed it down into the boat. Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again.
The Three Corpse Trick, chapter=5 , passage=The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter , and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.}}
fainter
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Adjective
(head)Anagrams
* *faint
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Adjective
(er)- "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." Robert Burns - To Dr. Blackjack.
- the faint prosecution of the war
- do you have the faintest understanding of what they mean?
Derived terms
* damn with faint praiseVerb
(en verb)- If I send them away fasting they will faint by the way.
- Hearing the honour intended her, she fainted away.
- If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
- Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.