Pathol, asthenia, Pathol, cachexia,
failure, n. 1. lack of success, nonsuccess, nonfulfillment, defeat, frustration, inefficacy; mishap, misfortune, mischance; miscarriage, abortion; blunder, error, slip, trip, stumble, faux pas; botch, muff, mess, muddle; fizzle, fiasco, Inf washout; vain attempt, wild-goose chase, sleeveless errand; checkmate, deathblow, tragedy, debacle, sinking ship; rebuff, repulse, overthrow, discomfiture, beating, drubbing, Inf. body blow.
2. delinquency, dereliction, negligence, inadvertency; nonobservance, omission, default, oversight, pretermission; indiscretion, peccadillo, mistake; recreancy, backsliding, apostasy.
3. insufficiency, deficiency, want, lack, dearth, scarcity.
4. deterioration, decline, decay, wasting away, failing, languor, debilitation; collapse, decrepitude, Pathol. atony, Pathol, asthenia, Pathol, cachexia.
5. bankruptcy, insolvency, financial disaster; crash, wreck, ruination, downfall.
6. unsuccessful person or thing, also-ran, lead balloon, Inf. flop, SI. bomb, SI. brodie, Inf clunker, Inf. lemon, Inf. dud, SI. clinker, Inf. bummer, SI. bust; down-and-outer, loser, schlemiel, SI. dog.
faint, 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, lighthearted, giddy; weak, exhausted, tired, worn out, limp, drooping, about to drop.
3. cowardly, timorous, timid, fearful, afraid, frightened, afraid of one's shadow; unmanly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, white-livered, Inf. chicken-hearted, Inf. chicken-livered, Inf pantywaist, Inf yellow, SI. yellow-bellied, SI. candy-assed.
-v. 4. lose consciousness, swoon, pass out, black out, Pathol, suffer syncope; limpen, go limp, crumple, succumb, give way, keel over, drop, collapse, SI. conk out, die, faint dead away.
5. grow weak, lose strength, languish, droop, fade, flag, diminish, fall off; fail, decline, go downhill, sink. -n. 6. unconsciousness, blackout, swoon, fainting spell, Pathol, syncope, Chiefly Scot. dwalm.
fair1, adj. 1. unbiased, unprejudiced, impartial, uncolored; disinterested, dispassionate, detached; even-handed, equitable, just, Inf. square, objective.
2. proper, legitimate, straightforward, aboveboard.
3. ample, sufficient, adequate, OK, enough; moderate, middling, so-so, Fr. comme ci, comme ga, indifferent; mediocre, ordinary, common, pretty good, not bad; decent, goodish; passable, tolerable, respectable, reasonable, satisfactory.
4. sunny, bright, cloudless, clear, pleasant; fine, calm, halcyon.
5. unblemished, untarnished, spotless, unstained; impeccable, pure, good, clean, virtuous.
6. blonde, blondish, light brown, pale; creamy, peaches-and-cream, strawberry-blonde.
7. good-looking, comely, pretty, bonny, attractive, well-favored, lovely; beautiful, Chiefly Literary, beauteous, pulchritudinous, handsome; dainty, delicate; charming, sweet, enchanting.
8. courteous, gracious, polite, civil, fair-spoken; affable, friendly, agreeable, personable; civilized, suave.
fair1, n. 1. exhibition, show, showing, display, exhibit; livestock show, farm show, horse show; county fair, state fair, harvest fair, country fair, 4-H fair, Grange fair; exposition, Inf. expo.
2. market, mart, flea market, bazaar, exchange,