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# faintness

noun (faintness; uncountable)

«faintness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Faintness is a weak, dizzy feeling as if you might faint (pass out). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#m1)
2. Faintness is also the quality of being faint: hard to see, hear or smell because it is very weak, like the faintness of a star or a sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and safety lessons, faintness can come from heat, not eating, standing still too long or the sight of blood; first aid says sit or lie down and raise the legs. In science, faintness describes dim light or quiet sounds. In stories, it shows a character is weak or shocked. Phrases: «a feeling of faintness», «the faintness of the light».

### Examples

- After running in the heat, she felt a wave of faintness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#x1)
- Tell an adult if you have faintness or dizziness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#x2)
- The faintness of the star made it hard to see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#x3)
- Because of the faintness of the writing, we could barely read the letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#x4)
- Faintness can come from skipping breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#x5)
- He sat down when faintness came over him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#x6)
- But as soon as she stepped into the cold water, a sudden faintness seized her; she clutched at the air convulsively with her hand, took one step forward, and fell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. From «faint» (adjective: weak, pale; verb: to pass out). Do not confuse with «feint» (a pretend move in sport or fencing) or «faint-hearted» (not brave).

## In Jewish tradition

In health and safety lessons, faintness can come from heat, not eating, standing still too long or the sight of blood; first aid says sit or lie down and raise the legs. In science, faintness describes dim light or quiet sounds. In stories, it shows a character is weak or shocked. Phrases: «a feeling of faintness», «the faintness of the light».

### Note

Uncountable. From «faint» (adjective: weak, pale; verb: to pass out). Do not confuse with «feint» (a pretend move in sport or fencing) or «faint-hearted» (not brave).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «faintness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faintness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/faintness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «faintness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faintness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faintness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/faintness.html) on Mova free.