| English noun: faintness | 
| 1. | faintness (feeling) a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | feeling | 
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| 2. | faintness (attribute) the property of being without strength | 
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 | Samples | The faintness or potency of the feeling. 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | weakness | 
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| 3. | faintness (attribute) barely audible | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | softness | 
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| 4. | faintness (attribute) the trait of lacking boldness and courage | 
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 | Samples | Faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose. 
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 | Synonyms | faintheartedness | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | timidity, timorousness | 
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 | Antonyms | stoutheartedness | 
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| 5. | faintness (attribute) the quality of being dim or lacking contrast | 
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 | Synonyms | dimness | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness | 
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