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faint

/ˈfeɪnt/FAYNT
/ˈfeɪnt/FAYNT

Meaningfeigned

Common meaning: weak

Other meanings: about to swoon

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchfeintsource
  2. Middle Englishfeintsource
  3. Englishfaint‘weak’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French feint ‘feigned’.

Roots

  • feint Old French “feigned”

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