Crossword clues for faintest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Faint \Faint\ (f[=a]nt), a. [Compar. Fainter (-[~e]r); superl. Faintest.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See Feign, and cf. Feint.]
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, ``Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.''
--Old Proverb.Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
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Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
The faint prosecution of the war.
--Sir J. Davies.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: faint); ''most faint.''
Usage examples of "faintest".
Garion returned the gaze without expression, and the faintest hint of a smile flickered across Asharak's scarred face.
Garion glanced at him and saw the faintest hint of a bitter, self mocking expression flicker across his face.
He had no idea what they were doing in this shattered city swallowed up in trees, and not the faintest idea where they would go when they left.
He had given his word to Lelldorin to bring certain things to the king's attention, but he did not have the faintest idea how to begin.
She found herself trembling and, for one of the few times in her life, she hadn't the faintest idea what to do.
If there had been even the faintest suspicion in her mind that her feelings had moved beyond casual friendship, she would have an absolute obligation to break off any further contact.
Any outburst, even the faintest trace of dismay showing in her expression or her voice would make this Adara's victory complete.
If the faintest hint of what she knew showed in her face or her voice, she would fail - and Garion would suffer for her failure.
All her preparations, all the rehearsed phrases, evaporated from her mind, and she stood, white-faced and shaking, without the faintest idea of how to begin.
Do you have the remotest idea of how much air you've got to move to stir even the faintest breath of air?
There was a barrier there, the faintest hint of the defensive tightening with which she kept the hurt away.
He looked at her pale, uncomprehending face and realized that she did not have the faintest idea of what he was talking about.
Nobody on this side of the world would have the faintest idea where Erat was.
The faintest hint of an amused smile appeared from time to time at the corners of his thin lips.
But… there was the faintest hint of purpleness, as if Weslyn had been near an ifrit or influenced by one.