"fainter" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Rhymes: -eɪntə(ɹ) Etymology: faint (adjective) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|faint|er|id2=comparative|pos1=adjective}} faint (adjective) + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} fainter
  1. comparative form of faint: more faint Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: faint (extra: more faint)
    Sense id: en-fainter-en-adj-ttC3kRny Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: fainters [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪntə(ɹ) Etymology: faint (verb) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|faint|er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} faint (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fainter (plural fainters)
  1. One who faints. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fainter-en-noun-cnWGPev- Disambiguation of People: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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