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faintness

/ˈfeɪntnəs/FAYNT-nuhs
/ˈfeɪntnəs/FAYNT-nuhs

Meaningthe state of being faint

Common meaning: weakness

Other meanings: dimness

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchfeintsource
  2. Middle Englishfeintsource
  3. Englishfaint‘weak’
  4. Englishformed in English from faintfaintness‘weakness’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from faint + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FAINT, p.202 · scan

Source words

  • feint Old French · source word “feigned”

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