Faint
adjective
Not strong or clear, lacking in brightness or loudness.
He had a faint accent.
Often appears as...
- faint light
- faint smile
verb
To temporarily lose consciousness, often due to a lack of oxygen.
She fainted from exhaustion.
Often appears as...
- faint from exhaustion
- faint at the sight
adjective
Lacking enthusiasm or courage.
They made a faint attempt to stop her.
Often appears as...
- faint attempt
- faint hearted
adjective
Hard to perceive, barely visible or audible.
There's a faint trace of a smile on her face.
Often appears as...
- faint trace
- faint echo
noun
A sudden loss of consciousness.
He had a faint and was taken to the hospital.
Often appears as...
- have a faint
- recover from a faint
adjective
Not strong or clear, lacking in brightness or loudness.
He had a faint accent.
Often appears as...
- faint light
- faint smile
verb
To temporarily lose consciousness, often due to a lack of oxygen.
She fainted from exhaustion.
Often appears as...
- faint from exhaustion
- faint at the sight
adjective
Lacking enthusiasm or courage.
They made a faint attempt to stop her.
Often appears as...
- faint attempt
- faint hearted
adjective
Hard to perceive, barely visible or audible.
There's a faint trace of a smile on her face.
Often appears as...
- faint trace
- faint echo
noun
A sudden loss of consciousness.
He had a faint and was taken to the hospital.
Often appears as...
- have a faint
- recover from a faint
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Pro Tip 1/2Subtlety Emphasized
Use 'faint' to suggest something is there but not obvious or dominant in the situation.
A faint smell of coffee lingered in the air, barely noticeable.
Pro Tip 2/2Enhancing Atmosphere
'Faint' often sets a mood or atmosphere, hinting at more than what is explicit.
The room was illuminated by a faint glow from the fireplace.
Pro Tip 1/2Subtlety Emphasized
Use 'faint' to suggest something is there but not obvious or dominant in the situation.
A faint smell of coffee lingered in the air, barely noticeable.
Pro Tip 2/2Enhancing Atmosphere
'Faint' often sets a mood or atmosphere, hinting at more than what is explicit.
The room was illuminated by a faint glow from the fireplace.
Pro Tip 1/2Subtlety Emphasized
Use 'faint' to suggest something is there but not obvious or dominant in the situation.
A faint smell of coffee lingered in the air, barely noticeable.
Pro Tip 2/2Enhancing Atmosphere
'Faint' often sets a mood or atmosphere, hinting at more than what is explicit.
The room was illuminated by a faint glow from the fireplace.
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Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
very specific look being in totality but that's the time when you can actually remove your eye protection you can look straight at the Sun because the Sun is completely blocked by the moon and all you can see is that faint Corona and the truth is if you try to look at the Sun with your protection because these are so dark during totality you actually
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What does it take to...
great while and when she might speak she said but no spoilers you got to go read it anyway I want to draw your attention to the word might there it doesn't mean quite what it does nowadays now it means kind of like be allowed to what it means here though is really was able to that is she fell down she fainted and when
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Three ways the universe...
floating separately in the vast space. The light they emit would be redshifted to long wavelengths with very low, faint energies, and the gas emanating from them would be too thin to create new stars. The universe would become darker and colder, approaching a frozen state also known as the Big Chill,
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The voices in my head PIPE...
A broken and haunted person began that journey, but the person who emerged was a survivor and would ultimately grow into the person I was destined to be. Many people have harmed me in my life, and I remember them all, but the memories grow pale and faint
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Optical illusions show...
and we enable people to hear their visual world. And they can navigate the world using their ears. Here's David on the right, and he's holding a camera. On the left is what his camera sees. And you'll see there's a faint line going across that image.
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Is our universe the only...
far future you see we learned that our universe is not static that space is expanding that that expansion is speeding up and that there might be other universes all by carefully examining faint pinpoints of star lake coming to
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Why is our universe...
that our universe is not static, that space is expanding, that that expansion is speeding up and that there might be other universes all by carefully examining faint pinpoints of starlight coming to us from distant galaxies.
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How does laser eye...
was fed up with glasses. He wanted a solution for blurry vision that fixed the eye itself, without relying on external aids. But the surgery he eventually devised was not for the faint of heart.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire,
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Water Discovered In...
that could harbor life. One of the mysteries of Saturn, originally, was the source of the rings, and it turns out that Enceladus's geysers feed the very faint but very wide E ring.
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Watch the Total Solar...
very specific look being in totality but that's the time when you can actually remove your eye protection you can look straight at the Sun because the Sun is completely blocked by the moon and all you can see is that faint Corona and the truth is if you try to look at the Sun with your protection because these are so dark during totality you actually
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What does it take to...
great while and when she might speak she said but no spoilers you got to go read it anyway I want to draw your attention to the word might there it doesn't mean quite what it does nowadays now it means kind of like be allowed to what it means here though is really was able to that is she fell down she fainted and when
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Three ways the universe...
floating separately in the vast space. The light they emit would be redshifted to long wavelengths with very low, faint energies, and the gas emanating from them would be too thin to create new stars. The universe would become darker and colder, approaching a frozen state also known as the Big Chill,
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
A broken and haunted person began that journey, but the person who emerged was a survivor and would ultimately grow into the person I was destined to be. Many people have harmed me in my life, and I remember them all, but the memories grow pale and faint
Video examples
Optical illusions show...
and we enable people to hear their visual world. And they can navigate the world using their ears. Here's David on the right, and he's holding a camera. On the left is what his camera sees. And you'll see there's a faint line going across that image.
Video examples
Is our universe the only...
far future you see we learned that our universe is not static that space is expanding that that expansion is speeding up and that there might be other universes all by carefully examining faint pinpoints of star lake coming to
Video examples
Why is our universe...
that our universe is not static, that space is expanding, that that expansion is speeding up and that there might be other universes all by carefully examining faint pinpoints of starlight coming to us from distant galaxies.
Video examples
How does laser eye...
was fed up with glasses. He wanted a solution for blurry vision that fixed the eye itself, without relying on external aids. But the surgery he eventually devised was not for the faint of heart.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire,
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
that could harbor life. One of the mysteries of Saturn, originally, was the source of the rings, and it turns out that Enceladus's geysers feed the very faint but very wide E ring.
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Quote examples
Harlan Coben
American Author
Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. I may joke about knowing fear, but the fact is, the first time I ever knew real fear was the day Charlotte, my first child, was born. Suddenly there is someone in the world you care about more than anything.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.
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Haley Reinhart
American Musician
First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.
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Damian Lewis
English Actor
I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
It is not because other people are dead that our affection for them grows faint, it is because we ourselves are dying.
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Nellie Bly
American Journalist
I had never been near insane persons before in my life, and had not the faintest idea of what their actions were like.
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William Blake
English Poet
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I need to eat a lot; otherwise, I feel faint. I get in the worst moods if I don't eat.
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Vincent D'Onofrio
American Actor
The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted.
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Carole Radziwill
American Journalist
Fostering is not for the faint of heart.
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Harlan Coben
American Author
Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. I may joke about knowing fear, but the fact is, the first time I ever knew real fear was the day Charlotte, my first child, was born. Suddenly there is someone in the world you care about more than anything.
Quote examples
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.
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Haley Reinhart
American Musician
First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.
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Damian Lewis
English Actor
I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
It is not because other people are dead that our affection for them grows faint, it is because we ourselves are dying.
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Nellie Bly
American Journalist
I had never been near insane persons before in my life, and had not the faintest idea of what their actions were like.
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William Blake
English Poet
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I need to eat a lot; otherwise, I feel faint. I get in the worst moods if I don't eat.
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Vincent D'Onofrio
American Actor
The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted.
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Carole Radziwill
American Journalist
Fostering is not for the faint of heart.
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