faint

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IPA（発音記号）

/feɪnt/

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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

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

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意味（1）

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

I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.

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意味（2）

Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.

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意味（3）

Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp

There was a faint red light in the distance.

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意味（4）

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

faint efforts

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意味（5）

Slight; minimal.

do you have the faintest understanding of what they mean?

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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.

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