Definition of fain

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Fain (v. t. & i.) To be glad ; to wish or desire.

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Feeble :: Feeble (superl.) Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion..
Glimmer :: Glimmer (n.) A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam..
Swelt :: Swelt (v. i.) To faint; to swoon.
Fainting :: Fainting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fain.
Mastic :: Mastic (n.) A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes..
Weak-hearted :: Weak-hearted (a.) Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
Fain :: Fain (v. t. & i.) To be glad ; to wish or desire.
Vestige :: Vestige (n.) The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population..
Faineant :: Faineant (n.) A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound..
Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Not brightly luminous; faintly light.
Swoon :: Swoon (v. i.) To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away..
Faintish :: Faintish (a.) Slightly faint; somewhat faint.
Adumbration :: Adumbration (n.) A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.
Shimmer :: Shimmer (n.) A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer..
Syncope :: Syncope (n.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting..
Fade :: Fade (a.) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color..
Goneness :: Goneness (n.) A state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting from hunger..
Adumbrant :: Adumbrant (a.) Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth..
Sol-faing :: Sol-faing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sol-f.
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