faint vs ill

faint and ill both are nouns.

faint and ill both are adjectives.

faint is a verb but ill is not a verb.

faint is not an adverb while ill is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
faint	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
ill	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

faint (noun)	ill (noun)
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain	an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

faint (adjective)	ill (adjective)
lacking conviction or boldness or courage	affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
weak and likely to lose consciousness	distressing
lacking clarity or distinctness	resulting in suffering or adversity
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc	indicating hostility or enmity
lacking strength or vigor	presaging ill fortune
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived

faint (verb)	ill (verb)
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

faint (adverb)	ill (adverb)
	(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
	with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
	unfavorably or with disapproval

Difference between faint and ill

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