FAINTNESS

Pronunciation (US):

• FAINTNESS (noun)
  The noun FAINTNESS has 5 senses:

1. a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
2. the property of being without strength
3. barely audible
4. the trait of lacking boldness and courage
5. the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

  Familiarity information: FAINTNESS used as a noun is common.

• FAINTNESS (noun)

Meaning:

A feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("faintness" is a kind of...):

feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)

Meaning:

The property of being without strength

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the faintness or potency of the feeling

Hypernyms ("faintness" is a kind of...):

weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain)

Meaning:

Barely audible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("faintness" is a kind of...):

softness (a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency)

Meaning:

The trait of lacking boldness and courage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

faintheartedness; faintness

Context example:

faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose

Hypernyms ("faintness" is a kind of...):

timidity; timorousness (fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities)

Meaning:

The quality of being dim or lacking contrast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dimness; faintness

Hypernyms ("faintness" is a kind of...):

blurriness; fogginess; fuzziness; indistinctness; softness (the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines)