Faint definition: lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.. See examples of FAINT used in a sentence.

slightly or not strongly: She seemed faintly embarrassed to see us there. A light flickered faintly in the distance.

1. a : hardly perceptible : dim faint handwriting b : vague sense 2a haven't the faintest idea 2. weak, dizzy, and likely to faint sick and faint from the pain.

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb faintly, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...

8 meanings: 1. lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc 2. lacking conviction or force; weak 3. feeling dizzy or weak as if.... Click for more definitions.

FAINTLY translate: слегка, едва . Learn more in the Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary.

... faint.faint with I was faint with hunger. —faintly adverb Everyone looked faintly surprised. The sun shone faintly through the clouds. —faintness noun ...

FAINT meaning: 1 : not clearly seen, heard, tasted, felt, etc.; 2 : very slight or small.

fain adverb NAmE//feɪn// (old use) willingly or with pleasure I would fain do as you ask. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together.