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faint
Universal Words
adjective, verb, noun
adjective (fainter, faintest)
1 that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt:
a faint glow / glimmer / light * a faint smell of perfume * We saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist. * We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road. * His breathing became faint.
2 very small; possible but unlikely:
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured. * They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
3 not enthusiastic:
a faint show of resistance * a faint smile
4 [notbeforenoun] feeling weak and tired and likely to lose consciousness:
She suddenly felt faint. * The walkers were faint from hunger.
faintly adverb:
She smiled faintly. * He looked faintly embarrassed.
IDIOMS
not have the faintest (idea) (informal) to not know anything at all about sth:
I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant. * He didn't have the faintest idea how the others would react.
moreatDAMNv.
verb [V] to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc:
to faint from hunger * Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted. * I'm nearly fainting with the heat in here. * (informal) I almost fainted (= I was very surprised) when she told me.
noun [sing.] the state of losing consciousness:
He fell to the ground in a dead faint.
