faintest

Adjective

faint (comparative fainter, superlative faintest)

1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
   • I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic.

   Synonyms:

   dizzy

2. Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
   • Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.1789, Robert Burns, to Dr. Blacklock
3. Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
   • There was a faint red light in the distance.

   Synonyms:

   dull, wan, bland, colourless, dim, dingy, lackluster, leaden, muddy, sad

4. Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
   • faint efforts
5. Slight; minimal.
   • a faint chance

   Synonyms:

   remote

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.1843, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit

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