FAINT — 5 letter word
faint
The word faint has 5 letters: F, A, I, N, T. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "lacking conviction or boldness or courage".
5 letter word "faint": F A I N T — adjective
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of faint
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of faint
adjective
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" Synonyms: timid
- lacking clarity or distinctness Synonyms: shadowy, dim, vague, wispy
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"
- deficient in magnitude Synonyms: weak
- lacking strength or vigor "damning with faint praise" Synonyms: adynamic, asthenic, feeble, debilitated, enervated
- weak and likely to lose consciousness "suddenly felt faint from the pain" Synonyms: light
noun
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain Synonyms: syncope, swoon, deliquium
verb
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain Synonyms: conk, swoon, pass out
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