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How to sign: lacking clarity or distinctness
"a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood";
Similiar / Same: dim, shadowy, wispy, vague
How to sign: a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Similiar / Same: swoon, syncope, deliquium
Categories: loss of consciousness
How to sign: barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
"a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma";
How to sign: weak and likely to lose consciousness
"suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep";
Similiar / Same: swooning, light-headed, lightheaded, light
