Index of English words, starting with "fa"

(1) - Fain (v. t. & i.) To be glad ; to wish or desire.
(2) - Fain (adv.) With joy; gladly; -- with wold.
(3) - Fain (a.) Satisfied; contented; also, constrained.
(4) - Fain (a.) Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.

(1) - Faineant (n.) A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.
(2) - Faineant (a.) Doing nothing; shiftless.

(1) - Faint (v. t.) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
(2) - Faint (n.) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
(3) - Faint (n.) To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
(4) - Faint (v. i.) To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n.
(5) - Faint (n.) The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n.
(6) - Faint (superl.) Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
(7) - 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.
(8) - Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
(9) - Faint (superl.) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

(1) - Fainthearted (a.) Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.