[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

faintness \faint"ness\, n.
   1. the state of being faint; loss of strength, or of
      consciousness, and self-control.
      1913 webster

   2. want of vigor or energy. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness;
      as, faintness of description.
      1913 webster

   4. faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
      1913 webster

            i will send a faintness into their hearts. --lev.
                                                  xxvi. 36.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

faintness
     n 1: barely audible
     2: the quality of being dim syn: dimness
see also:
dimness 

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