failure
— Noun
– English
～ inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
failure
— Noun
– English
～ an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
faineance
— Noun
– English
～ the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
faineant
— Adjective
– English
～ disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
faint
— Verb
– English
～ pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
faint
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
faint
— Adjective
– English
～ indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
faint
— Adjective
– English
～ weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"
faint
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"