faintness
Translation
faintness, weakness, dizziness
Examples
He felt a wave of faintness.
He felt a wave of faintness.
Grammar Patterns
a feeling/sense of faintness to experience faintness He felt a wave of faintness.
Similar Words
Synonyms: weakness, dizziness, lightheadedness; Antonyms: strength, clarity, consciousness
Etymology
From the adjective 'faint' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', which indicates a state or quality.
Memory Tips
The suffix '-ness' turns an adjective into a noun describing a state. So, 'faintness' is the state of feeling 'faint'.