Etymology

fainter

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Today it means: One who faints. Full definition →

English faint ← Middle English faynt /feynt ← Old French faint /feint
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fainter · noun1

From faint (verb) + -er.

fainter · adjective2

  1. Latinfingere
  2. Old Frenchfaindre /feindre
  3. Old Frenchfaint /feint
  4. Middle Englishfaynt /feynt
  5. Englishfaint
  6. English todayfainter

From faint (adjective) + -er.

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