Defn: Slightly faint; somewhat faint.
— Faint"ish*ness, n.
FAINTLING
Faint"ling, a.
Defn: Timorous; feeble-minded. [Obs.] "A fainting, silly creature."
Arbuthnot.
FAINTLY
Faint"ly, adv.
Defn: In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.
FAINTNESS
Faint"ness, n.
1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control.
2. Want of vigor or energy. Spenser.
3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description.
4. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection. I will send a faintness into their hearts. Lev. xxvi. 36.