faintfaintfainterfaintest1adjective (fainter, faintest)1not clear or strong: We could hear the faint sound of music in the distance.2If you feel faint, you feel that you are going to fall, for example because you are ill or tired.faintfaintfaintsfaintedfaintingfainterfaintest2verb (faints, fainting, fainted)to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, for example because you are weak, ill or shocked: She fainted as soon as she saw the blood.