lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.-wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "faint heart ne'er won fair lady."-lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.-performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.-the act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [r.] see fainting, n.-to become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. see fainting, n.-to sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.-to decay; to disappear; to vanish.-to cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.