English Dictionary

faint

IPA（発音記号）

/feɪnt/

形容詞

有生 古語

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness / Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected / Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp

日本語の意味

気力や体力が乏しく、弱々しい、または気絶しそうな状態 / 勇気や精神、活力が不足しており、臆病または落胆した様子 / かすかで、はっきりと認識できない程度のもの

After the marathon, she grew faint and leaned against a tree to catch her breath.

マラソンの後、彼女は衰弱して木にもたれかかり息を整えた。

意味（1）

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.

意味（2）

Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.

意味（3）

Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp

There was a faint red light in the distance.

意味（4）

Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy

faint efforts

意味（5）

Slight; minimal.

do you have the faintest understanding of what they mean?

意味（6）

(archaic) Sickly, so as to make a person feel faint.

Happening to pass a fruiterer’s on their way; the door of which was open, though the shop was by this time shut; one of them remarked how faint the peaches smelled.

fainter （ comparative ）

faintest （ superlative ）