definition of
faint

[1] #1 faint s. [dim, shadowy, vague, wispy] lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood". wn

[2] #2 faint s. [feeble] lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice". wn

[3] #3 faint v. [conk, swoon, pass out] pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. wn

[4] #4 faint s. [light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded] weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep". wn

[5] #5 faint n. [swoon, syncope, deliquium] a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain. wn