Fainter Meaning
/fˈeɪntər/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who faints.
adjcomparative form of faint: more faint
Sentence Examples
The noise grew fainter, until it wasn't heard anymore.
The sound became fainter and fainter, until at last it disappeared.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sound grew ____ as the train disappeared into the distance.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sound of the music became ____ as we walked away from the house and into the woods.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English faint Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fainter From faint (verb) + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As an adult and the wife of the minister, I was always armed with vials of smelling salts, furnished by funeral directors, for fainters at church funerals."
— 2005, Bonnie Trentham Myers, Best Yet Life and Lore of the Smokies, page 96:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sound grew ____ as the train disappeared into the distance.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sound of the music became ____ as we walked away from the house and into the woods.