Antonyms for fainter

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feynt

Phonetic Transcription : feɪnt

Definition of fainter

Origin : c.1300, "wanting in courage," now mostly in faint-hearted (mid-15c.), from Old French feint "soft, weak, sluggish," past participle of feindre "hesitate, falter, be indolent, show weakness, avoid one's duty by pretending" (see feign). Sense of "weak, feeble" is early 14c. Meaning "producing a feeble impression upon the senses" is from 1650s.

adj having little effect on senses
adj weak

Example sentences :

They were overclouded again, they were fainter, they were gone; but they had been there.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

Had I been wearier and fainter, it would have appeared less dreadful.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Now it grew louder, fainter now, and now it altogether died away.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

And then the fainter, final asseverations of the more distant bells—twelve!
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

Another little sigh, fainter than before, followed, and all was still.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

The previous sensation, that it was improbable he would die, was fainter now.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

The sound of her lover's footsteps grew fainter and fainter.
Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne

It was a fainter voice now, and the color was going up her cheeks.
Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick

Overhead the swirling clouds were passing on; in the distance the thunder was fainter.
Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden

The centre had been growing fainter and fainter, and now the centre disappeared.
Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton

Synonyms for fainter

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019