facts, n. pl. data.
faculty, n. [endowment], [capability], [talent], [ability], [knack], [gift]; [competency], [dexterity], skill ingenuity, adroitness.
fade, v. [decay], [decline], [droop], languish, evanesce, [disappear].
fadeless, a. [unfading], [permanent], [fast], [perennial].
fading, a. [fugitive], evanescent, declining.
fæces, n. pl. [excrement], [stools].
fail, v. default, [lack]; [deteriorate], [decline], [retrograde]; [disappoint], [desert]; miscarry, [foil]; become [bankrupt].
failing, n. [shortcoming], [deficiency], [imperfection], foible, [fault], [infirmity], [defect], errancy, [fallibility], [decline], [deterioration].
failure, n. [failing], [deficiency], [shortcoming], [lack]; [omission], pretermission, default, nonperformance, [neglect], dereliction nonfulfillment, nonobservance; nonsuccess, [miscarriage], [frustration], [abortion], [foil], [fizzle], fiasco; [deterioration], [decline], declension, [retrogression]; [bankruptcy], insolvency.
faint, a. [weak], [languid], [exhausted], [feeble]; indistinct, [dim], faded, [dull]; timorous, [faint-hearted].