/ Dictionary / Index F faints: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: faints Pronunciation: (fānts), [key] — n. (used with a pl. v.) the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: faints (Thesaurus) fainthearted fainty Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language