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- 1. in a faint manner; indistinctly: "she smiled faintly" Similar Opposite
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faintly | American Dictionary. adverb. us / ˈfeɪnt·li / Add to word list. with little strength; slightly: The hospital room smelled faintly of disinfectant. (Definition of faintly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. : hardly perceptible : dim. faint handwriting. b. : vague sense 2a. haven't the faintest idea. 2. : weak, dizzy, and likely to faint. sick and faint from the pain Jack London. 3. : lacking courage and spirit : cowardly. faint of heart. 4. : lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly. faint praise.
Something that's done faintly is very weak, quiet, or almost imperceptible. When you're driving in the fog, you can often just faintly see the car in front of you. A sick patient might call faintly for a nurse, and a distant sound, like the murmur of conversation from downstairs, can only be heard faintly.
1. a. Done with little strength or vigor; feeble: a faint attempt to apologize. b. So weak as to be difficult to perceive; a faint light in the distance; a faint echo. c. Lacking clarity or distinctness: a faint recollection. d. Small in degree or amount; meager: faint chance of getting a raise. 2.
slightly; to a small degree. He looked faintly embarrassed. The whole thing was faintly ridiculous. in a way that is not enthusiastic. She smiled faintly. Check pronunciation: faintly. Definition of faintly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adverb faintly mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb faintly, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
(Definition of faintly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of faintly. in Chinese (Traditional) 略微地, 不強烈地… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 略微地, 不强烈地… See more. in Spanish. ligeramente, débilmente… See more. in Portuguese. tenuemente, levemente, debilmente… See more. in more languages. in Japanese.
faintly (comparative faintlier, superlative faintliest) In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
adj. lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint voice. feeble or slight; lacking conviction or enough effort; weak: faint encouragement. v. [ no object] Pathology to lose consciousness temporarily: The boy wobbled unsteadily and fainted. n. [ countable]
(Definition of faintly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) faintly | Intermediate English. adverb. us / ˈfeɪnt·li / Add to word list. with little strength; slightly: The hospital room smelled faintly of disinfectant.
