FEEBLE vs FAINT: NOUN
- A feeble person.
- Weakness; feebleness.
- Same as foible, 1.
- The act of fainting.
- The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
- The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See fainting, n.
- A fainting-fit; a swoon.
- Plural The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky, the former being called the strong, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fetid essential oil (fusel-oil); it is therefore very unwholesome, and must be purified by rectification.
- One of the colored lines (usually pale) on writing-paper.
- An abrupt, usually brief loss of consciousness, generally associated with failure of normal blood circulation.
- A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
FEEBLE vs FAINT: ADJECTIVE
- Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.
- Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint
- Lacking strength
- Lacking strength or vigor
- Lacking physical strength or vitality
- Lacking bodily strength; weak.
- Having little intensity or strength; faint.
- Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain.
- Lacking vigor or effectiveness; inadequate.
- Showing little activity: : weak.
- Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
- Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- Lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- Weak and likely to lose consciousness
- Lacking strength or vigor
- Barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- Lacking clarity or distinctness
- Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
- Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon.
- Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed.”
- Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak.
- Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight
- Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak.
- Lacking conviction, boldness, or courage; timid.
- Small in degree or amount; meager.
- So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
- Done with little strength or vigor; feeble.
FEEBLE vs FAINT: VERB
- To make feeble; to enfeeble.
- Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- To lose consciousness. Caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of a suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
FEEBLE vs FAINT: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
- To fall into a usually brief state of unconsciousness.
- To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- To weaken in purpose or spirit.
- To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See fainting, n.
FEEBLE vs FAINT: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To make feble; to enfeeble.
- To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
FEEBLE vs FAINT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Exhibiting or indicating weakness: as, a feeble appearance.
- Wanting in force exerted, whether of action or resistance; lacking in intensity, vividness, energy, or efficiency; faint: as, a feeble voice; a feeble light; feeble thinking; a feeble argument or poem.
- Lacking strength; lacking capacity for forcible action or resistance; weak; specifically, reduced to a state of weakness, as by sickness or age.
- Miserable; poor; common; mean.
- To grow faint or weak.
- To weaken; enfeeble.
- To become weak in spirit; lose spirit or courage; sink into dejection; despond; droop.
- To become faint, weak, or exhausted in body; fail in strength or vigor; languish; droop; especially, to fall into a swoon; lose sensation and consciousness; swoon: sometimes with away.
- To become faint to the view; become gradually dim or indistinct; fade; vanish.
- To make faint; weaken; depress; dishearten; deject.
- Feigned; simulated.
- Having or showing little force or earnestness; not forcible or vigorous; not active; wanting strength, energy, or heartiness: as, a faint resistance; a faint exertion.
- Having little spirit or animation; dispirited; dejected; depressed.
- Having little courage; cowardly; timorous.
- Having an intense feeling of weakness or exhaustion; inclined to swoon: as, faint with hunger; faint and sore with travel.
- Weak by reason of smallness or slenderness; small; slender.
- Having little clearness or distinctness; hardly perceptible by or feebly affecting the senses; indistinct; deficient in brightness, vividness, or clearness, loudness, sharpness, or force; not well defined; feeble; dim: as, a faint light; a faint color; a faint resemblance.
- Oppressive: applied to the atmosphere.
- Barely perceptible
- Deficient in magnitude
FEEBLE vs FAINT: RELATED WORDS
- Sluggish, Unconvincing, Paltry, Meager, Puny, Sapless, Nerveless, Faint, Infirm, Decrepit, Powerless, Weakly, Frail, Lame, Weak
- Shadowy, Ill, Conk, Fainthearted, Fearful, Light, Timid, Syncope, Vague, Weak, Perceptible, Indistinct, Feeble, Wispy, Dim
FEEBLE vs FAINT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Sluggish, Unconvincing, Paltry, Meager, Puny, Sapless, Nerveless, Faint, Infirm, Decrepit, Powerless, Weakly, Frail, Lame, Weak
- Swooning, Shadowy, Ill, Fainthearted, Fearful, Light, Timid, Syncope, Vague, Weak, Perceptible, Indistinct, Feeble, Wispy, Dim
FEEBLE vs FAINT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- David, though old and feeble, was still wise.
- Just how feeble do you think I am?
- Throughout yesterday, my prayers felt more feeble, weaker.
- Columbian past due to its distance is feeble.
- Without this, any database development looks very feeble.
- God work through us, despite our feeble selves.
- To her own stature lifts the feeble maid.
- Than the first feeble dawn of moral day?
- The response to this crisis has remained feeble.
- You can see that if faith is feeble and weak all is feeble and weak and in danger of loss.
- EA its definitely not for the faint hearted.
- The faint docking bay lights went completely dark.
- The faint of heart should turn away now.
- And law is not for the faint hearted.
- The strokes now faint now clear as if carried by the wind but not a breath and the cries now faint now clear.
- There seems to be a faint light at the end of the western path, while the eastern path yields a faint scratching sound.
- He heard only the faint susurrance of the breeze against the eaves and the faint rustle of the nearby brush.
- This episode is DEFINITELY not for the faint of heart or the faint of barfing.
- Smells like a nice, smooth gin with tonic water, a little lime and some faint faint juniper or maybe rosemary.
- Os felly, dywedir wrthych faint fyddwch yn ei gael ac am faint.
FEEBLE vs FAINT: QUESTIONS
- Can your feeble skills defeat the power of the Dark Side?
- How many feeble-minded were there in Washington State in 1890?
- What does strengthen the feeble hands steady the knees mean?
- What did Goddard's work show about the appearance of feeble-minded people?
- Why does Pycelle want everyone to think he is old and feeble?
- How did Qarun finally realize that he was a feeble servant?
- How many letters does the feeble-minded person need to solve?
- Will the Tempest be blameless and No Feeble word or atonement?
- Is Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded closed?
- What are the characteristics of feeble minded people?
- Is it normal to feel dizzy and faint during pregnancy?
- Why do some people faint after eating too much food?
- Is it normal for a patient to faint after anesthesia?
- Why do people with glossophobia faint when giving speeches?
- What happens to passengers who faint during a flight?
- What causes the faint horizontal lines on my monitor?
- How many woman carried after faint stock photos available?
- What does suspicious faint opacities in upper lobes mean?
- Are the Atlanta Falcons faint wildcard hopes still alive?
- How to make yourself lightheaded and faint on purpose?