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Fade Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fade? [n] gradually ceasing to be visible [n] a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [v] become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" [v] become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [v] disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; "The pain eventually passed off" [v] lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fade: blow over \| disappearance \| evanesce \| fade out \| fleet \| languish \| melt \| pass \| pass off \| slice \| slicing \| wither Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fade: abate \| achromatize \| age \| ante \| ante up \| antiquate \| arid \| attenuate \| avoid \| back \| back-number \| banal \| barren \| be annihilated \| be consumed \| be destroyed \| be gone \| be no more \| be wiped out \| become extinct \| become obsolete \| bet \| bet on \| bewhiskered \| blah \| blanch \| blank \| bleach \| bleach out \| blench \| blink \| bloodless \| break \| bromidic \| call \| cave in \| cease \| cease to be \| cease to exist \| change color \| characterless \| cheat the undertaker \| clear \| cloud over \| cold \| collapse \| colorless \| come apart \| come unstuck \| common \| commonplace \| conk out \| corny \| cover \| cringe \| crumble \| cut-and-dried \| date \| dead \| decay \| decline \| decolor \| decolorize \| deliquesce \| dematerialize \| depart \| desiccate \| deteriorate \| die \| die away \| die out \| dilute \| diluted \| dim \| diminish \| disappear \| discolor \| disintegrate \| dismal \| dispel \| disperse \| dissipate \| dissolve \| do a fade-out \| dodder \| dodge \| draggy \| drain \| drain of color \| draw back \| drearisome \| dreary \| drift away \| droop \| drop \| dry \| dry up \| dryasdust \| duck \| dull \| dusty \| dwindle \| ebb \| effete \| elephantine \| empty \| erode \| etiolate \| etiolated \| evade \| evanesce \| evaporate \| exit \| expire \| fade away \| fade out \| fail \| faint \| fall \| fall away \| fall back \| fall off \| familiar \| fizzle out \| flag \| flat \| flavorless \| flee \| fleet \| flinch \| flit \| fly \| fossilize \| fume \| fust \| fusty \| gamble \| get along \| get on \| give out \| give way \| go \| go away \| go down \| go downhill \| go off \| go soft \| go to pieces \| grow dim \| grow old \| grow pale \| gruelly \| hackney \| hackneyed \| hang back \| hazard \| heavy \| hide \| hit a slump \| hit rock bottom \| hit the skids \| ho-hum \| hollow \| inane \| indifferent \| inexcitable \| insipid \| jejune \| jib \| languish \| lapse \| lay \| lay a wager \| lay down \| leaden \| leave no trace \| leave the scene \| lessen \| lifeless \| lose color \| lose currency \| lose strength \| low-spirited \| make a bet \| meet a bet \| melt \| melt away \| melt like snow \| mild \| milk-and-water \| moderate \| molder \| moth-eaten \| move away \| move off \| muddy \| musty \| obsolesce \| old hat \| outdate \| pale \| pallid \| pappy \| parlay \| pass \| pass away \| pass out \| peak \| pedestrian \| peg out \| perish \| peroxide \| peter out \| pine \| platitudinous \| play against \| plodding \| plunge \| pointless \| poky \| ponderous \| poop out \| pull away \| pull back \| pulpy \| punt \| quail \| rarefy \| reach the depths \| recede \| recoil \| reel back \| retire \| retire from sight \| retreat \| retrocede \| run down \| rust \| sag \| sapless \| savorless \| sear \| see \| set \| shake \| sheer off \| shrink \| shrink back \| shrivel \| shy \| sidestep \| sink \| sink away \| slide \| slip \| slow \| slump \| spiceless \| spiritless \| square \| stake \| stale \| stand off \| stand pat \| start aside \| start back \| stereotyped \| sterile \| stiff \| stock \| stodgy \| stuffy \| subside \| suffer an eclipse \| superannuate \| superficial \| swerve \| tarnish \| tasteless \| tedious \| thin \| threadbare \| timeworn \| tone down \| totter \| touch bottom \| trite \| truistic \| turn aside \| turn gray \| turn pale \| turn white \| unflavored \| unlively \| unoriginal \| unsavory \| vanish \| vanish from sight \| vapid \| wager \| wan \| wane \| warmed-over \| wash out \| washy \| waste \| waste away \| watered \| watered-down \| watery \| weak \| weaken \| wear away \| wear thin \| weasel \| weasel out \| well-known \| well-worn \| whiten \| widen the distance \| wilt \| wince \| wishy-washy \| withdraw \| wither \| wither away \| wizen \| wooden \| worn \| worn thin \| wrinkle \| yield See Also \| conclusion \| degenerate \| deteriorate \| disappear \| drop \| ending \| go away \| golf shot \| golf stroke \| swing \| termination \| vanish \| weaken Fade In Webster's Dictionary \Fade\a. [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.] Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] ``Passages that are somewhat fade.'' --Jeffrey. His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous. --De Quincey. \Fade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fading}.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. {Fade}, a., {Vade}.] 1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. The earth mourneth and fadeth away. --Is. xxiv. 4. 2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. ``Flowers that never fade.'' --Milton. 3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. The stars shall fade away. --Addison He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music. --Shak. \Fade\, v. t. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. No winter could his laurels fade. --Dryden.

Fade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fade?

[n] gradually ceasing to be visible
[n] a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
[v] become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
[v] become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
[v] disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; "The pain eventually passed off"
[v] lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

Fade In Webster's Dictionary

\Fade\a. [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly
fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] ``Passages that
are somewhat fade.'' --Jeffrey.

      His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade
      and ludicrous.                           --De Quincey.


\Fade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fading}.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov.
D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf.
{Fade}, a., {Vade}.]
1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay;
   to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

         The earth mourneth and fadeth away.   --Is. xxiv. 4.

2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint
   in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. ``Flowers
   that never fade.'' --Milton.

3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to
   vanish.

         The stars shall fade away.            --Addison

         He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music. --Shak.


\Fade\, v. t.
To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear
away.

      No winter could his laurels fade.        --Dryden.

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