Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afaint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: afaint
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic

Example Sentences

"When, kneeling as she was, her limbs / Refused to bear her, and she fell afaint / From weariness and striving to become / A holy woman, all her splendid length / Upon the ground […]"

Etymology

From a- + faint.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does afaint mean?: fainting
Where does afaint come from?: From a- + faint.

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