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faintness

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

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