faint
adjective/feɪnt/
(comparative fainter, superlative faintest)
Слово англійською: faint
Переклад faint українською: слабки́й (сві́тло, ві́тер), м'яки́й (сві́тло), мля́вий, слабки́й (наді́я і т. д.), слаби́й (ша́нси і т. д.),
Детальний опис
- that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt
- a faint glow/glimmer/light
- a faint smell of perfume
- We saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist.
- We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.
- His breathing became faint.
- very small; possible but unlikely synonym slight
- There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.
- They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
- not enthusiastic
- a faint show of resistance
- a faint smile
- [not before noun] feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious
- She suddenly felt faint.
- The walkers were faint from hunger.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint-hearted): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre, from Latin fingere ‘mould, contrive’. Compare with feint.
Idioms
damn somebody/something with faint praise
- to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it
not have the faintest (idea)
- (informal) to not know anything at all about something
- I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.
- He didn’t have the faintest idea how the others would react.