that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt
a faint glow/glimmer/light
a faint smell of perfume
We saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist.
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.
His breathing became faint.
very small; possible but unlikely
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.
They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
not enthusiastic
a faint show of resistance
a faint smile
feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious
She suddenly felt faint.
The walkers were faint from hunger.
to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it
to not know anything at all about something
I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.
He didn’t have the faintest idea how the others would react.
to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc.
to faint from hunger
Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted.
I'm nearly fainting with the heat in here.
(informal) I almost fainted (= I was very surprised) when she told me.
the state of becoming unconscious
He fell to the ground in a dead faint.
