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faints

faints is the plural of faint.

faints is the alternative form of feints.

faints is the third-person singular simple present indicative of faint.

Meaning of faint

Noun

faint (plural faints)

  1. The act of fainting, syncope.
    • She suffered another faint.
  2. (rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.

See all 11 meanings of faint

Meaning of feints

Noun

feints pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, alcohol production) The strong spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (strong feints, also foreshot), and the weak spirit produced at the end (weak feints, also tailings or tail).
    • A low-wines still's distilling power cannot be ascertained by the actual bulk of the distillates in strong and weak feints and spirits obtained in a given time, […].1893, John Albert Nettleton, The Manufacture of Spirit: As Conducted at the Various Distilleries of the United Kingdom, London: Marcus Ward & Co., Limited, page 125

Questions about faints

What is faints the plural of?
Faints is the plural of faint.

Words near faints in the dictionary

  1. faintling
  2. faintlings
  3. faintly
  4. faintness
  5. faintnesses
  6. faints
  7. faintsome
  8. faintward
  9. fainty
  10. Fainu
  11. Fainuaadhanuhuraa

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