Comparative for feeling dizzy and close to losing consciousness
“I was sorting clothes in the basement when I started feeling faint, then dizzy and extremely sick.”
Comparative for weak or lacking in strength
“The old folks were looking faint after a long haul flight.”
Comparative for low in volume or barely audible
“She heard a faint noise in the deckhead, like a distant flag flapping in the breeze.”
Comparative for lacking in intensity, vividness or brightness
“The sun rose gracefully and gilded the glorious hillsides with faint light.”
Comparative for not clearly understood or visually perceived
“As I get closer, there's a faint gleam behind the stained-glass windows of the 13th-century abbey.”
Comparative for barely perceptible in amount, level or degree
“The wrapper has a refreshing aroma with just a faint amount of spice.”
Comparative for very slight or small in terms of probability
“This gave us faint hopes of a release, but the wind springing up as we had anticipated soon extinguished them.”
Comparative for lacking conviction or force
“I made an indirect joke about him consuming solids, which resulted in a faint smile from Quentin.”
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