different between intangible vs faint
intangible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?tand??bl/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?tænd??b?l/
Adjective
intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)
- Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
Antonyms
- tangible
Translations
Noun
intangible (plural intangibles)
- Anything intangible
- (law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes
Translations
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /intan?xible/, [?n?.t?ã??xi.??le]
Adjective
intangible (plural intangibles)
- intangible
Related terms
- tangible
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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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