Fainter

adj, noun

adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    comparative form of faint: more faint comparative, form-of

Synonyms

All synonyms
faintee

Example

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"The noise grew fainter, until it wasn't heard anymore."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From faint (verb) + -er.

Etymology 2

From faint (adjective) + -er.

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