English Explanatory Dictionary

faintness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of being or feeling faint.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

faintness faintnesses

Etymology

From Middle English faintnesse, feintnesse, equivalent to faint + -ness.

Synonyms

faintheartedness dimness

Related words

giddiness light-headedness vertigo
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