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Grammar : Noun

Spell : feynt

Phonetic Transcription : feɪnt

Definition of faintness

Origin : late 14c., from faint (adj.) + -ness.

As in weakness : noun defect, proneness
As in dizziness : noun whirling sensation
As in weak point : noun weakness
As in debility : noun incapacity, weakness
As in fatigue : noun tiredness

Example sentences :

Its deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

As time went on my sensations of illness and faintness increased.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Sometimes I had sensations of faintness and exhaustion for which I could not account.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

The girl leaned forward, thrusting—as if by an effort—some of her faintness from her.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

And a faintness, almost a feeling of despair, came over her.
Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller

But this sort of faintness—a drowsy faintness—passed off quickly.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

The faintness of chaperons would no longer imperil his comfort.
Extract from : « 'Charge It' » by Irving Bacheller

He sat down because of the faintness in his legs, and for no other reason.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

And would they not die in the meanwhile of faintness, because they were very hungry?
Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster

Shaking off the last traces of faintness with a firm will, she got up.
Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann

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