- faintness
- noun1. a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon• Derivationally related forms: ↑faint• Hypernyms: ↑feeling2. the property of being without strength-
the faintness or potency of the feeling
• Derivationally related forms: ↑faint• Hypernyms: ↑weakness3. barely audible• Derivationally related forms: ↑faint• Hypernyms: ↑softness4. the trait of lacking boldness and courage-faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose
• Syn: ↑faintheartedness• Ant: ↑stoutheartedness (for: ↑faintheartedness)• Derivationally related forms: ↑faint, ↑fainthearted (for: ↑faintheartedness)• Hypernyms: ↑timidity, ↑timorousness5. the quality of being dim or lacking contrast• Syn: ↑dimness• Hypernyms: ↑indistinctness, ↑softness, ↑blurriness, ↑fogginess, ↑fuzziness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.