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faint
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe?nt/
- Rhymes: -e?nt
- Homophone: feint
Etymology 1
From Middle English faynt, feynt (“weak; feeble”), from Old French faint, feint (“feigned; negligent; sluggish”), past participle of feindre, faindre (“to feign; sham; work negligently”), from Latin fingere (“to touch, handle, usually form, shape, frame, form in thought, imagine, conceive, contrive, devise, feign”).
Adjective
faint (comparative fainter, superlative faintest)
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
- 1789, Robert Burns, to Dr. Blacklock
- Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
- 1789, Robert Burns, to Dr. Blacklock
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
- Slight; minimal.
- 2005, Lesley Brown (translator), Plato, Sophist, 243b.
- do you have the faintest understanding of what they mean?
- 2005, Lesley Brown (translator), Plato, Sophist, 243b.
Derived terms
- damn with faint praise
- fainten
- faint-hearted
- faintish
- faintling
- faintly
- faintness
Translations
Noun
faint (plural faints)
- The act of fainting, syncope.
- (rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
Derived terms
- faintful
- faintless
- faintsome
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English fainten, feynten, from the adjective (see above).
Verb
faint (third-person singular simple present faints, present participle fainting, simple past and past participle fainted)
- (intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- If I send them away fasting […] they will faint by the way.
- September 22 1713, Richard Steele, The Guardian No. 167
- But upon hearing the Honour which he intended her , she fainted away , and fell down as Dead at his Feet
- (intransitive) To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- (intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
- November 12, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell
- Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.
- November 12, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell
Synonyms
- (to lose consciousness): pass out, swoon, sweb, black out, keel over
- queal
Translations
Further reading
- faint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- faint in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- faint at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Fanti, fitna
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German v?nt, v?ent, v?ant, from Old High German f?ant, f?and, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz (“enemy, fiend”). Cognate with German Feind, English fiend.
Noun
fàint m (plural fainte)
- (Sette Comuni) enemy, fiend
References
- “faint” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Welsh
Alternative forms
- pa faint (literary)
Etymology
Shortened from pa faint (“what amount”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vai?nt/
Pronoun
faint
- how much, how many
Usage notes
Faint means either how many, followed by o and the plural form of a noun with soft mutation, or how much, preceding o and the singular form of a noun, again with soft mutation. Sawl corresponds only to English how many and is followed by the singular form of a noun.
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cloudy
English
Etymology
From Middle English cloudy (“cloudy, overcast, gloomy, dark", also "hilly, rocky”), from Old English cl?di? (“stony, rocky”), equivalent to cloud +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kla?di/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?a?di/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /?kla??d?/
- Rhymes: -a?di
Adjective
cloudy (comparative cloudier, superlative cloudiest)
- Covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.
- Not transparent or clear.
- Uncertain; unclear.
- (computing, informal) Using or relating to cloud computing.
- a cloudy infrastructure
- (slang, archaic) shady; sketchy; suspicious
Derived terms
- cloudily
- cloudiness
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cloudi, clowdy, clowdie
- (Early ME) cludi?
Etymology
From Old English cl?di?; equivalent to cloud +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?klu?di?/
Adjective
cloudy
- Covered with or characterised by clouds; clouded.
- Not transparent or clear; murky, gloomy.
- (rare) Inspiring dread; scary, frightening.
- (rare) Featuring rocks; rocky, stony.
Related terms
- cloudy
Descendants
- English: cloudy
- Scots: cluddy, cloody
References
- “cl?ud?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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