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faint (noun)

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  • faint-hearted — noun lacking courage or conviction. Derivatives faint heart noun faint heartedly adverb faint heartedness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • faint — faint, feint Both words come from the same Old French root feindre ‘to feign’. Faint is used as an adjective meaning ‘indistinct, pale’ or ‘feeling dizzy’, as a noun meaning ‘a loss of consciousness’, and as a verb meaning ‘to lose consciousness’ …   Modern English usage

  • faint-hearted — faint heart|ed1 [ ,feınt hartəd ] adjective not brave or enthusiastic faint hearted faint heart|ed 2 [ ,feınt hartəd ] noun not for the faint hearted HUMOROUS not appropriate for people who are easily frightened or shocked: a fairground ride that …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • faint´heart´ed|ness — faint|heart|ed «FAYNT HAHR tihd», adjective. lacking courage to carry a thing through; cowardly; timid: »She had no use for her fainthearted suitor. SYNONYM(S): feeble, timorous. –faint´|heart´ed|ly, adverb. –faint´heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • faint´|heart´ed|ly — faint|heart|ed «FAYNT HAHR tihd», adjective. lacking courage to carry a thing through; cowardly; timid: »She had no use for her fainthearted suitor. SYNONYM(S): feeble, timorous. –faint´|heart´ed|ly, adverb. –faint´heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • faint|heart|ed — «FAYNT HAHR tihd», adjective. lacking courage to carry a thing through; cowardly; timid: »She had no use for her fainthearted suitor. SYNONYM(S): feeble, timorous. –faint´|heart´ed|ly, adverb. –faint´heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • faint´ish|ness — faint|ish «FAYN tihsh», adjective. rather faint. –faint´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • faint|ish — «FAYN tihsh», adjective. rather faint. –faint´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • faint-heart — faintˈ heart noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑faint …   Useful english dictionary

  • faint-heartedness — faint heartˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑faint …   Useful english dictionary

  • faint — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible. 2) (of a hope, chance, or idea) slight. 3) close to losing consciousness. ► VERB ▪ briefly lose consciousness because of an insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain. ► NOUN ▪ a… …   English terms dictionary

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