Thesaurus: faintness

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1. n. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control.
2. n. Want of vigor or energy.
3. n. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description.
4. n. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
5. n. a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
6. n. the property of being without strength
7. n. barely audible
8. n. the trait of lacking boldness and courage
9. n. the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
10. 1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control. 2. Want of vigor or energy. Spenser. 3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description. 4. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection. I will send a faintness into their hearts. Lev. xxvi. 36.
11. n:100 n. a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon n. the property of being without strength n. barely audible