Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fainter

/fˈeɪntɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: fainter
IPA: /fˈeɪntɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who faints.

adj

comparative form of faint: more faint

Example Sentences

"As an adult and the wife of the minister, I was always armed with vials of smelling salts, furnished by funeral directors, for fainters at church funerals."

Etymology

From faint (verb) + -er.

Inflected Forms

fainters (plural)

Rhymes With

painter paynter tainter bainter

Questions

How do you pronounce fainter?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪntɚ/.
What does fainter mean?: One who faints.
Where does fainter come from?: From faint (verb) + -er.

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