Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Faintness

Nouns
  • faintness etc. adj.
  • faint sound, whisper, breath
  • undertone, underbreath
  • murmur, hum, susurration
  • tinkle
  • still small voice." hoarseness etc. adj.
  • raucity.
Verbs
  • whisper, breathe, murmur, purl, hum, gurgle, ripple, babble, flow
  • tinkle
  • mutter etc. (speak imperfectly) [Imperfect Speech.] Stammering
  • susurrate. steal on the ear
  • melt in the air, float on the air.
Adjectives
  • inaudible
  • scarcely audible, just audible
  • low, dull
  • stifled, muffled
  • hoarse, husky
  • gentle, soft, faint
  • floating
  • purling, flowing etc. v.
  • whispered etc. v.
  • liquid
  • soothing
  • dulcet etc. (melodious) Melody. Concord
  • susurrant, susurrous.
Adverbs
  • in a whisper, with bated breath, between the teeth, aside
  • piano, pianissimo
  • d la sourdine
  • out of earshot inaudibly etc. adj..