Feint

Pronunciation

• IPA: /feɪ̯nt/
• Rhymes: -eɪnt
• Homophones: faint

Origin

French feint ("pretended"), from Old French feindre ("to feign")

Full definition of feint

Verb

1. To make a feint, or mock attack.

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Feigned; counterfeit.
• John LockeDressed up into any feint appearance of it.
2. (fencing, boxing, war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike

Noun

1. A movement made to confuse the opponent, a dummy
2. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
• SpectatorCourtley's letter is but a feint to get off.
3. (fencing, boxing, war) An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance
4. The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper (C19: Variant of FAINT)