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faint

adjective
  1. Free from severity or violence, as in movement: balmy 1, delicate, gentle, mild, smooth, soft. See calm, strong
  2. So lacking in strength as to be barely audible: feeble, weak. See strong
  3. Small in degree, especially of probability: negligible, outside, remote, slender, slight, slim. See big
  4. Not clearly perceived or perceptible: blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague. See clear
noun
A temporary loss of consciousness: blackout, swoon. Pathology: syncope. See awareness
verb
To suffer temporary lack of consciousness: black out, keel over, pass out, swoon. See awareness

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