faintness

Noun
Synonyms: faintheartednessdimness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
  2. the property of being without strength“the faintness or potency of the feeling”
  3. barely audible
  4. the trait of lacking boldness and courage“faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose”Synonyms: faintheartedness
  5. the quality of being dim or lacking contrastSynonyms: dimness
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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