'Faintness' definitions:
Definition of 'faintness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
noun
The property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling"
noun
Barely audible
noun
The trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose" [syn: faintheartedness, faintness] [ant: stoutheartedness]
noun
The quality of being dim or lacking contrast [syn: dimness, faintness]
Definition of 'Faintness'
From: GCIDE
- Faintness \Faint"ness\, n.
- 1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Want of vigor or energy. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection. [1913 Webster]
- I will send a faintness into their hearts. --Lev. xxvi. 36. [1913 Webster]