faint light

collocation in English

meaningsoffaintandlight

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faint
adjective
uk
/feɪnt/us
/feɪnt/
not strong or ...
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
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(Definition offaintandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffaint light

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It is replaced by a dark, reddish-grey curtain, with a large block offaintlightin the middle - the ghost image of the stage.
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It would not be so bad if we could see afaintlightat the end of the tunnel, but we cannot.
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Twig snakes are greyish-brown withfaintlightand dark markings.
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In spite of thefaintlight, he looked sun-tanned and healthy.
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Thefaintlightfrom an orbiting ring of dust can then be detected.
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Central area of the whorl covered withfaintlightbrown zigzag axial lines.
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Typically, this results in the moon's night side being bathed in a soft,faintlight.
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Varying in shape and size, they are gregarious plants that float in the air and emit afaintlight.
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Regular wine glasses were too deep to allow for accurate judging of the wine's color in suchfaintlight.
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Women spent their spare time spinning cotton threads and continued to spin during the night, by thefaintlightof a wick lamp.
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This species is predominantly green in body coloration with some individuals displayingfaintlightgreen stripes on the sides and dorsal surface.
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It is difficult to detect such afaintlightsource, and furthermore the parent star causes a glare that tends to wash it out.
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In addition to the intrinsic difficulty of detecting such afaintlightsource, the light from the parent star causes a glare that washes it out.
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Some of the photophores emit a continuous stream offaintlight, while others are much brighter and switch on and off in a cyclical pattern, producing a twinkling effect.
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