faint

adjective
[L23033]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • positive : faint
  • comparative : fainter
  • superlative : faintest

Senses

  • feeling weak, perhaps as precedes a loss of consciousness

faint

verb
[L23032]

Forms

  • simple present : faint
  • simple present, singular, third person : faints
  • simple past : fainted
  • present participle : fainting
  • past participle : fainted

Senses

  • lose consciousness for a short time

Examples (not attached to a Sense)

    1831: But the agony of my wound overcame me; my pulses paused, and I fainted.
    [Frankenstein]

faint

noun
[L320437]

Forms

  • singular : faint
  • plural : faints

Senses