Faint definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FAINT, a. [L. vanus, whence to vanish. Eng. to wane.] 1. weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, to be rendered faint by excessive evacuations. 2. Weak; feeble; languid; exhausted; as faint with fatigue, hunger or thirst. 3. Weak, as color; not bright or vivid; not strong; as a faint color; a faint red or blue; a faint light. 4. Feeble; weak, ...
faint-hearted definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" [syn: faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also fainthearted 1. If you describe someone or their behaviour as faint-hearted, you mean that they are not very confident and ... are afraid of failing. This is no time to be faint-hearted... ADJ 2. If you say that something is ...
... barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse" [syn: faint, weak] 11: likely to fail under stress or pressure; " ...
... Mild evening glimmered on the lawn. GLIM'MER, n. A faint light; feeble scattered rays of light. 1. In mineralogy, mica ... unsteady shining or sparkle 2. a. a dim perception or faint idea ; inkling b. hint, spark < a glimmer of intelligence > Oxford ... feeble or wavering light. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a faint gleam (of hope, understanding, etc.). 3 a glimpse. Derivatives: glimmeringly ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Glimmer Glim"mer, n. 1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam ... p. pr. & vb. n. Glimmering.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly ... scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. ...
Swoon definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SWOON, v.i. To faint; to sink into a fainting fit, in which there is ... of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium] v 1: pass out from weakness, physical ... to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: faint, conk, swoon, pass out] Merriam Webster's I. intransitive verb ... gesw?gen in a swoon Date: 13th century 1. a. faint b. to become enraptured < swooning with joy > 2. droop, fade ... swoony adjective Oxford Reference Dictionary v. & n. literary --v.intr. faint; fall into a fainting-fit. --n. an occurrence of fainting ... apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away. The sucklings swoon in the streets ...
... or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline ... the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy] 3: made dim or less bright; "the ... b. perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly ; faint < had only a dim notion of what was going on ... torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang. = faint ADJ • dimly The shoreline could be dimly seen. ADV: usu ... Dusky, dark, obscure, mysterious, indistinct, ill-defined, indefinite, shadowy, cloudy, faint. 2. Dull, obtuse, slow to see, slow of understanding or perception. 3. Darkened, obscured, clouded, faint, confused, shorn of its beams. 4. Tarnished, blurred, sullied, ...
... distant from principles or profession. 7. Remote in view; slight; faint; not very likely to be realized; as, we have a ... prospect of seeing better times. 8. Remote in connection; slight; faint; indirect; not easily seen or understood; as a distant hint ... a distant bow). 4 remote; abstracted (a distant stare). 5 faint, vague (he was a distant memory to her). Phrases and ... He passed me with a distant bow. --Goldsmith. 4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. Some distant knowledge. --Shak. A distant ... from Christianity. Syn: Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. Distant means very ... far. 2. Reserved, frigid, cold, cool, stiff, uncordial. 3. Slight, faint, indirect, indistinct, obscure. Moby Thesaurus Olympian, above all that, ...
... darkish dun white. 2. Not bright; not shining; of a faint luster; dim; as the pale light of the moon. The ... a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" [syn: pale, pallid] 4 ... dim < a pale sun shining through the fog > 3. feeble, faint < a pale imitation > 4. deficient in chroma < a pale pink ... a whitish or ashen appearance. 2 a (of a colour) faint; not dark or deep. b faintly coloured. 3 of faint lustre; dim. --v. 1 intr. & tr. grow or make pale ... pale. --T. Randolph. 2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of ...
... shooting feeble scattered rays of light. GLIM'MERING, n. A faint beaming of light. 1. A faint view. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a slight ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Glimmering Glim"mer*ing, n. 1. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer. --South. 2. A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling. Webster's 1913 ... p. pr. & vb. n. Glimmering.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly ... scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. ...