Faint Feɪnt I Fainter Faintest Adjective Bre Glow/Glimmer/Light

• a faint glow/glimmer/light
• a faint smell of perfume
• we saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist.
• we could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.

faint

1. that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt
• a faint glow/glimmer/light
• a faint smell of perfume
• We saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist.
• We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.
• His breathing became faint.
2. very small; possible but unlikely
• synonym slight
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• There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.
• They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
3. not enthusiastic
• a faint show of resistance
• a faint smile
4. feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious
• She suddenly felt faint.
• The walkers were faint from hunger.
5. to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it
6. to not know anything at all about something
• I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.
• He didn’t have the faintest idea how the others would react.

Extra Examples

• I can’t make out the number—it’s very faint.
• I was beginning to feel a little faint.
• I was faint with hunger.
• The whispers grew fainter and fainter, then stopped altogether.
• The faint glow of a match shone through the doorway.
• There was a faint glimmer of light from her window.
• What he saw made him feel faint with fear.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint-hearted): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre, from Latin fingere ‘mould, contrive’. Compare with feint.