Fainter
adj, noun
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who faints.
"As an adult and the wife of the minister, I was always armed with vials of smelling salts, furnished by funeral directors, for fainters at church funerals."
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of faint: more faint comparative, form-of
Example
More examples"The noise grew fainter, until it wasn't heard anymore."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From faint (verb) + -er.
Etymology 2
From faint (adjective) + -er.