Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fainten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fainten
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become faint.

Example Sentences

"Thou wilt not be, either so little absent as not to whet our appetites, nor so long as to fainten the heart."

Etymology

From faint + -en (verbal suffix).

Inflected Forms

faintens (present, singular) faintening (participle, present) faintened (participle, past) faintened (past)

Questions

What does fainten mean?: To make or become faint.
Where does fainten come from?: From faint + -en (verbal suffix).

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