grow+weak
11lan|guish — «LANG gwihsh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow weak; become weary; droop: »The flowers languished from lack of water. SYNONYM(S): wither, fade. 2. to become weak or wasted through pain, hunger, or other suffering; suffer under any unfavorable… …
12faint — fainter, n. faintingly, adv. faintish, adj. faintishness, n. faintly, adv. faintness, n. /faynt/, adj., fainter, faintest, v., n. adj …
13faint — {{11}}faint (adj.) c.1300, wanting in courage, now mostly in faint hearted (mid 15c.), from O.Fr. feint soft, weak, sluggish, pp. of feindre hesitate, falter, be indolent, show weakness, avoid one s duty by pretending (see FEIGN (Cf. feign)).… …
14faint — adj 1. pale, dim, distant, obscure, faded, weak, feeble, thin, faltering, trembling; low, soft, gentle, dulcet, whispered, muted, stifled, muffled; dull, indistinct, unclear, inaudible, imperceptible. 2. dizzy, Inf. woozy, vertiginous,… …
15flaccid — flaccidity, flaccidness, n. flaccidly, adv. /flak sid, flas id/, adj. 1. soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps. 2. lacking force; weak: flaccid prose. [1610 20; < L flaccidus flabby, equiv. to flacc(ere) to grow weak, languish + idus… …
16fade — 1. adjective /feɪd/ <!cant find anything after early 20th century on gbooks, and COCA has no instances at all Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. 2. noun /feɪd/ a) A golf shot that (for the right handed player) curves …
17languish — I verb ail, become disheartened, become ill, become weak, collapse, decay, decline, despair, despond, deteriorate, droop, drop, ebb, fade, fail, fail in health, fall ill, fall sick, flag, fret, go into a decline, grieve, grow weak, lament,… …
18faint — I. v. n. 1. Swoon, faint away. 2. Languish, fail, fade, grow weak, fail in vigor, lose strength. 3. Be disheartened, be discouraged, be dejected, be depressed, lose courage, be dispirited, be down hearted, sink into dejection. II. a. 1. Swooning …
19faint — [[t]feɪnt[/t]] adj. faint•er, faint•est, v. n. 1) lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc 2) feeble or slight 3) feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness 4) lacking courage; cowardly; timorous 5)… …
20flaccid — flac•cid [[t]ˈflæk sɪd, ˈflæs ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) soft and limp; not firm; flabby 2) lacking force; weak: a flaccid defense[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20; < L flaccidus=flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + idus id IV flac•cid′i•ty, flac′cid•ness, n.… …
