rather faint

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

Indicates that something is somewhat faint or not very clear.

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Examples (10)

  • The old photograph showed a rather faint image of her grandmother.
  • There was a rather faint smell of roses in the garden.
  • His voice was rather faint over the phone connection.
  • The stars were rather faint in the city sky tonight.
  • She could hear a rather faint sound coming from upstairs.
  • The writing on the old letter was rather faint and hard to read.
  • There was a rather faint hope that he would recover.
  • The outline of the mountains was rather faint in the morning mist.
  • I have a rather faint memory of that childhood event.
  • The light from the candle was rather faint but still visible.