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faintish

/ˈfeɪntɪʃ/ adj

Somewhat faint.

Word Origin Faintish means somewhat faint or weak. Faint comes from Old French faint, past participle of feindre 'to feign, shirk', from Latin fingere 'to shape, form, feign'. The idea: something faint is lacking in strength, as if feigned. The same root gives us feign, fiction, figure, and effigy. The -ish suffix softens it to 'kind of faint'.

adj Somewhat faint.

She felt a faintish dizziness after standing up too quickly.

(形容词) 微弱的；略淡的；稍弱的

她站起来太快后感到一阵轻微的眩晕。

(adjetivo) Algo débil.

Sintió un mareo algo débil después de levantarse demasiado rápido.

(adjectif) un peu faible; légèrement défaillant; vague [Légèrement faible ou défaillant.]

Elle a ressenti un léger étourdissement (*faintish*) après s'être levée trop vite.

(Adjektiv) leicht schwindelig; etwas benommen [leicht schwach oder benommen; in einem Zustand, der an Ohnmacht grenzt, aber nicht vollständig ausgeprägt ist]

Ihr war ein wenig **faintish** zumute, nachdem sie zu schnell aufgestanden war.

(形容詞) やや弱い。いくぶんかすかな。

彼女は急に立ち上がった後、かすかなめまいを感じた。

(adjetivo) meio fraco; um tanto débil; levemente fraco; fracote [Um tanto fraco ou débil.]

Ela sentiu uma tontura leve após se levantar rápido demais.

Synonyms: faint dizzy lightheaded weak woozy giddy vertiginous queasy Antonyms: strong alert stable clear-headed
Word parts: faint + ish

Related words

faintly faintness fictional fictitious disfigure transfigure

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