faintishness

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noun

The quality of being faintish; slight faintness.

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Meanings

nounfaintishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being faintish; slight faintness.

    […] she ran to get some cordial waters, sovereign, of course, in all cases of faintishness whatsoever.

    1818, Walter Scott, Tales of My Landlord: Second Series, page 156
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    A certain Degree of Heat, not strong enough to dry or destroy animal Solids, lengthens and relaxes the Fibres; from whence proceed the Sensation of Faintishness and Debility in a hot Day;

    1733, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies, page 48

Origin

From faintish + -ness.

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APA

faintishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintishness

MLA

“faintishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faintishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintishness.

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