faintness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

faintness
    n 1: a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
    2: the property of being without strength; "the faintness or
       potency of the feeling"
    3: barely audible
    4: the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of
       heart and infirmity of purpose" [syn: {faintheartedness},
       {faintness}] [ant: {stoutheartedness}]
    5: the quality of being dim or lacking contrast [syn: {dimness},
       {faintness}]

from 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.
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   2. Want of vigor or energy. --Spenser.
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   3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness;
      as, faintness of description.
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   4. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
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            I will send a faintness into their hearts. --Lev.
                                                  xxvi. 36.
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