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Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as,
faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst. |
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Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous;
cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." |
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Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the
senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a
faint color, or sound. |
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Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner;
not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts;
faint resistance. |
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The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a
swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n. |
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To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to
lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental
functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n. |
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To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become
depressed or despondent. |
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To decay; to disappear; to vanish. |
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To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to
weaken. |
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