faint

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My faint hopes for trailing comma support are now crushed.

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a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

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noun

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

verb

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

adjective

deficient in magnitude; 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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for faint.

noun

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

verb

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

adjective

lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"

adjective

lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"

adjective

weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"

See also: light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded

adjective

indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"

adjective

lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

See also: fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted

Example sentences

My faint hopes for trailing comma support are now crushed.

TSA agent faint [1]How is this not a massive double standard?

Now the heavy checkbox has been replaced by a faint square, and the sender's name is about 2x further away from it.

The firms reveal themselves, say, as solid green areas with faint interior contours marking out divisions and departments.

He listened that hour while the yard patrol supervisor and secretary discussed "the bomb" which had gone off, as the faint smell of burned garbage wafted through the building.

You'll have a cleaner, crisper picture looking through the eyepiece- Most cameras tend to have a refresh rate which is laggy.- Eyepiece optics tend to have a wider field of view, making it a lot easier to find interesting areas to focus on- Especially for fluorescence, using the eyepiece helps block out background light, letting you focus on faint details.