2 definitions
for faintness
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Faintness \Faint"ness\, n.
1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of
consciousness, and self-control.
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2. Want of vigor or energy. --Spenser.
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3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness;
as, faintness of description.
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4. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
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I will send a faintness into their hearts. --Lev.
xxvi. 36.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
faintness
n 1: barely audible
2: the quality of being dim [syn: dimness]
