Definition Synonyms
Definition of faintness - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
weaknessRare state of being barely perceptible or weakRare
- The faintness of the signal made communication difficult..
2.
pre-faint conditionRare feeling of being about to faintRare
- She felt a sudden faintness and grabbed a chair for support..
3.
dimnessRare quality of being dim or unclearRare
- The faintness of the stars made them hard to see.
Expressions with faintness
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lack of courage or confidence in difficult situations
His faintness of heart kept him from speaking up.
Origin of faintness
Old French, faint (lacking strength) + -ness (state of)
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medical
prone to faintness or dizziness
Examples of faintness in a sentence
The faintness of his voice worried everyone in the room. A wave of faintness washed over him after standing up too quickly. The heat caused a faintness that made her sit down. The faintness of the print made it difficult to read. Due to the faintness of the signal, the radio barely worked.
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- French:faiblesse, malaise, ...
- German:Schwäche, Ohnmachtsgefühl, ...
- Italian:debolezza, stordimento, ...
- Spanish:desmayo, mareo, ...
- Portuguese:fraqueza, tontura, ...
- Chinese:微弱, 晕眩, ...
- Japanese:微弱, 気絶感, ...
- Arabic:خُفُوت, دُوار, ...
- Hebrew:חֹסֶר כֹּחַ, תַּחֲשׁוּת עִילְפוֹן, ...
- Russian:слабость, обморок, ...
- Ukrainian:слабкість, запаморочення, ...
- Hindi:मंदता, बेहोशी, ...
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