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" Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction for a time, we need instruction and must receive it, or the spirit faints and wisdom herself grows bitter."
James Stephens

Meaning of "faints" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FAINTS

feɪnts


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAINTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faints is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAINTS

accounts · acknowledgements · acknowledgments · apartments · arrangements · blintz · blintze · chintz · clay-with-flints · compliments · contents · elephants · feints · infants · Linz · movements · pants · presents · saints · sentiments

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAINTS

fain · faineance · faineancy · faineantise · fainites · fainly · fainness · fains · faint · faint-hearted · faint-ruled paper · fainter · faintheartedly · faintheartedness · fainting fit · faintish · faintly · faintness · fainty · fair

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAINTS

cardinal points · catch points · Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints · communion of saints · ents · flesh tints · Fourteen Points · home improvements · hot pants · kick in the pants · Latter-day Saints · measurements · outer garments · points · reinforcements · shin splints · suspension points · system requirements · Ten Commandments · underpants

Synonyms and antonyms of faints in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FAINTS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «faints» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «faints» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAINTS

Find out the translation of faints to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of faints from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «faints» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

昏倒
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

desmayos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

faints
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बेहोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإغماء
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

обмороки
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

desmaios
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অজ্ঞান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

évanouissements
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pengsan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

wird ohnmächtig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

気絶
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

실신
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pengarep-arep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngất xỉu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மயக்கம் அடைந்த
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भिती
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Bayılırsa
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

svenimenti
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

mdleje
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

непритомність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

leșină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιποθυμίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afgemat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svimningar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

besvimelser
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about faints

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QUOTES WITH «FAINTS»

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James Stephens
Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction for a time, we need instruction and must receive it, or the spirit faints and wisdom herself grows bitter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAINTS»

Discover the use of faints in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faints and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fits and Faints
This book is concerned with one of the major areas of misdiagnosis in medicine today.
J. B. Stephenson, 1990
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The American Stationer
Uniform Price Lists. The National Catalogue Commission has just issued the following list of prices. SHEEP MEMORANDUMS. FULL SHEEP, STIFF COVERS, CUT FLUSH. Size. Cap. 12 mo. 8 vo. Ruling. . $ and c. . Faints . $ and c. .Faints .
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Phlebotomy Essentials
If the body can't cope, the patient faints. Any patient has the potential to faint during or immediately following venipuncture. Some patients become faint at just the thought or sight of their blood being drawn, especially if they are ill or have been ...
Ruth E. McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley, 2008
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Paediatrics and Child Health
The purpose of this section is to provide a guide to differentiating those fits, faints and funny turns which do not usually present as a medical emergency, but tend to present after the event is over and may occur recurrently. Most of these attacks  ...
Mary Rudolf, Malcolm I. Levene, 2010
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Collection of Nineteenth Century Pamphlets Relating to ...
In Britanny they venerate faints Seiziuus, Tenanus, Geldafius, Briochus and many more. In the territory of Reims, they addrefs prayers to Gibrianus, Heranus, Veranus, Germanus, Abramus, Petranus. In Burgundy, St. Columban raifed a great ...
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A Learned and Complete Commentary upon the Book of the ...
That maketh all this lierally to be understood of the resurrection, which ve shew to be spiritual: and if this be a spiritual efurrection, then it is not corporal; but that it S spiritual, may be thus made out, it is a resurection that agreeth to faints that ...
‎1788
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The Whole Works of the late ... Mr. Thomas Boston ... To ...
Let baptized persons and Communicant,c be ashamed to fay they do not pretend to be faints. If ye pretend not to be faints, renounce your pretensions to heaven, for none other can come there, Heb. xii. (4. Follow peace with all men, and ...
Thomas BOSTON (the Elder.), Alexander COLDEN, 1773
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The Border-land of epilepsy
Yet the case had been regarded as one of simple cardiac faints on account of the initial pain, which was really an epileptic aura. It is noteworthy that when it became more deliberate the disturbance spread in the central relations of the vagus, ...
Sir William Richard Gowers, 1907
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
One of the points in which the Roman Catholics and Protestants differ is, that the former addrefs, invoke, and supplicate faints, &e. to intercede for them; whereas the latter hold it sufficient to propose their good examples for our imitation.
Abraham Rees, 1819
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Ruth, the Moabitess: A Dramatic Cantata, Adapted to the Use ...
-f5L -J— r HS»-' I — « NAOML h_iL.fc- fat 3: :fi- '* *— ?r :=): — i— i Mj spir-it faints, my spir-it faints for the REAPER. -fi — w — ч — ч — чт — i ч liv ing God, My spir-it faints, my spir-it faints for the liv - ing God. -•-ГШ-. — f—m~. — 1 m — I- — г ...
John Astor Broad, 1877

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAINTS»

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Silvio Berlusconi Fast Facts
November 26, 2006 - Faints while addressing a rally on live television. Doctors later state that he has an irregular heartbeat. December 19 ... «4029tv, Jul 15»
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actress Monica Sehgal faints while shootingActress Monica Sehgal, seen in TV show "Dosti...Yariyaan...Manmarzian", fainted on the show's set ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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FRESH MEAT | FROM OUR COMMUNITY BLOGS
... I loved Celceta and am greatly anticipating the next game in the Ys franchise, that has apparently been slated to be a full PS4 release (faints). «Destructoid, Jul 15»
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Stop hearses from using the Star of Life symbol - Apedzi
... life saving interventions such as how to give Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation , how to stop bleeding, what to do when one faints or chokes, ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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Disability campaigner who faints every time she stands seeks …
A disability campaigner who has a rare condition which means she faints every time she stands up is determined to have disabled women fairly ... «Braintree and Witham Times, Jul 15»
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In and Out of Sync
“Let me take thine blow in the battle of blocks. I shall protect you.” Shelli nearly faints at the thought of it. Clay in trouble? She'd never allow it to ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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BMTC bus conductor faints after commuter gives him 99 rupees to …
Bangalore: For BMTC bus conductor Manjunath Gowda, it was a normal day. He was happy to see bus getting overloaded up to two hundred ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon 2015: ball boy faints on tournament's hottest ever day
Wimbledon 2015: ball boy faints on tournament's hottest ever day. Australian player Bernard Tomic criticises 'heat rule' as temperatures at All ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon 2015: Ball boy faints as temperatures soar on …
This is the dramatic scene after a ball boy fainted at Wimbledon on the tournament's hottest EVER day on Wednesday. Temperatures at the All ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
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Soldier FAINTS in killer heatwave while guarding Prince Charles at …
A SOLDIER has fainted while guarding Prince Charles due to the sweltering heatwave gripping Britain today. By Richard Palmer & Rebecca ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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