FAINT
—adjective. 1 indistinct, pale, dim. 2 weak or giddy. 3 slight. 4 feeble; timid. 5 (also feint) (of paper) with inconspicuous ruled lines. —verb. 1 lose consciousness. 2 become faint. —none. Act or state of fainting. ? faintly adverb. Faintness none. [french: related to *feign]