nescent, declining.

faeces, n. pl. excrement, stools.

fail, v. default, lack; deteriorate, decline, retrograde; disappoint,
desert; miscarry, foil; become bankrupt.

failing, n. shortcoming, deficiency, imperfection, foible, fault,
infirmity, defect, errancy, fallibility, decline, deterioration.

failure, n. failing, deficiency, shortcoming, lack; omission,
pretermission, default, nonperformance, neglect, dereliction
nonfulfillment, nonobservance; nonsuccess, miscarriage, frustration,
abortion, foil, fizzle, fiasco; deterioration, decline, declension,
retrogression; bankruptcy, insolvency.

faint, a. weak, languid, exhausted, feeble; indistinct, dim, faded,
dull; timorous, faint-hearted.

faint, v. swoon.

faint-hearted, a. timorous, timid, diffident, fearful, cowardly.

faint-heartedness, n. timidity, diffidence.

fainting, n. swoon, syncope.

fair, a. impartial, equitable, unbiased, just, honorable,
unprejudiced, ingenuous; average, middling, tolerable, so-so, passable;
comely, attractive, pretty, handsome; blond, light; unsullied,
untarnished, spotless.

fair, adv. clear, openly, frankly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously,
impartially.

fair, n. bazaar; exposition.

fair and square. equitably, impartially, fairly, honestly.

fairly, adv. impartially, equitably, openly, favorably, auspiciously.

fair play. justice, equity.

fair-spoken, a. plausible, bland, civil, suave.

fairy, n. fay, elf, pigwidgeon, pixy, sprite, sylph, Puck, Robin
Goodfellow, Mab, Oberon, Titania.

faith, n. credence, belief, trust, dependence, credit, reliance,
confidence; dogma, tenet, creed, religion, persuasion; fidelity, loyalty,
faithfulness; promise, engagement, word. Antonyms: doubt, incredulity,
misgiving, unbelief. Associated Words: Fides, fiduciary, fiducial, bona
fide, pistiology.

faithful, a. true, constant, stanch, unwavering, devoted, loyal;
trustworthy, reliable, conscientious; exact, accurate, precise.

faithfulness, n. constancy, devotion, loyalty, fidelity,
true-heartedness, fealty, allegiance, trustworthiness; exactness,
accuracy.

faithless, a. unbelieving, skeptical, incredulous, doubting,
disloyal, false. See unfaithful.

faithlessness, n. unbelief, incredulity, doubt; disloyalty, perfidy.
See unfaithfulness.

fake, n. (Slang) trick, swindle, imposture, fraud, delusion,
humbug, imposition.

fake, v. (Slang) cheat, swindle, humbug, defraud, manipulate,
fraudulently.

faker, n. (Slang) t