adjective

1. without strength; weak; feeble
2. without courage or hope; timid
3. done without strength, vigor, or enthusiasm; halfhearted
4. feeling weak and dizzy, as if about to swoon
5. dim; indistinct; unclear
6. far from certain a faint chance

Etymology: ME feint < OFr, sluggish, orig. pp. of feindre: see feign

noun

1. a condition of temporary loss of consciousness as a result of an inadequate flow of blood to the brain; swoon
2. the crude, impure spirits given off in the first and last stages of the distillation of liquor

intransitive verb

1. to fall into a faint; swoon: often with away
2. Archaic
   1. to weaken; languish
   2. to lose courage or hope