I. adjective
1.
Synonyms: gentle 1, balmy, bland, lenient, mild, smooth, soft
2.
scarcely or imperfectly perceptible
he had only a faint idea of how he could help
Synonyms: blear, bleary, dim, fuzzy, ill-defined, indistinct, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, undistinct, vague; compare obscure 3
Related Word: blurred, dusty, pale, wan, weak; hushed, inaudible, low, muffled, small, soft, stifled, thin
Contrasted words: bright, distinct, evident, obvious, patent, unmistakable; certain, sure
Antonyms: clear
II. noun
the act or condition of losing consciousness
was so frightened she fell into a faint
Synonyms: blackout, coma, swoon, syncope
Related Word: grayout, swim; dizziness, vertigo; knockout
Idioms: a dead faint
III. verb
to lose consciousness
fainted at the sight of blood
Synonyms: black out, ||crap out, pass out, ||swarf, ||swelt, swoon
Related Word: gray out
Idioms: faint dead away, fall in a faint, go out like a light, pass out cold