faint

adjective/feɪnt/

Frequency rank: #5,481 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

feeling dizzy and close to losing consciousness; lacking strength or clarity.

Illustration for the English word “faint”

Example sentence

She felt faint after standing in the hot sun for too long.

Synonyms & related words

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