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Faintness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being or feeling faint. countable, uncountable

    "And he first took exceptions at this badge, / Pronouncing that the paleness of this flower / Bewray'd the faintness of my master's heart."

  2. 2
    the quality of being dim or lacking contrast wordnet
  3. 3
    the trait of lacking boldness and courage wordnet
  4. 4
    barely audible wordnet
  5. 5
    the property of being without strength wordnet
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  1. 6
    a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon wordnet

Etymology

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

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