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   Faint , a. [Compar. Fainter ; superl. Faintest.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See Feign, and cf. Feint.]
   Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
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   Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, “Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.”
   Old Proverb.
   
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   Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
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   Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
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   The faint prosecution of the war.
   Sir J. Davies.
   
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   Faint, n. The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
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   The saint,
   Who propped the Virgin in her faint.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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   Faint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fainting.]
   To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n.
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   Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.
   Guardian.
   
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   If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way.
   Mark viii. 8.
   
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   To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
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   If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
   Prov. xxiv. 10.
   
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   To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
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   Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.
   Pope.
   
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   Faint , v. t. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [Obs.]
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   It faints me to think what follows.
   Shak.
   
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