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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fade*feɪd(v.; n.)fad•ed, fad•ing

  1. (v.i.)to lose brightness or vividness of color.

  2. to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.

  3. to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health.

  4. to disappear or die gradually (often fol. by away or out):

    His anger faded away.

  5. Football. (of an offensive back, esp. a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usu. with the intent to pass.

    Category: Sport

  6. (v.t.)to cause to fade or fade in or out.

  7. fade in (or out) (of a film or television image) to appear (or disappear) gradually. (of a recorded sound) to increase (or decrease) gradually in volume.

    Category: Verb Phrase

  8. (n.)an act or instance of fading.

    Category: Motion Pictures

  9. Category: Motion Pictures, Showbiz, Informal

    Ref: fade-out (def. 1). 1

  10. a hairstyle in which the sides of the head are close-cropped and the top hair is shaped into an upright block.

    Category: Clothing

* Syn: See disappear.

Origin of fade:

1275–1325; ME, der. of fade pale, dull < AF, OF < VL *fatidus, for L fatuusfatuous

fad′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. slice, fade, slicing(noun)

    a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

    "he took lessons to cure his slicing"

  2. fade, disappearance(verb)

    gradually ceasing to be visible

  3. fade, melt(verb)

    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"

  4. fade, wither(verb)

    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

    "Her bloom was fading"

  5. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass(verb)

    disappear gradually

    "The pain eventually passed off"

  6. languish, fade(verb)

    become feeble

    "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. fade(verb)ɪd

    to decrease in strength or intensity

    The colors in the fabric had faded.; She smiled as her fears faded.

Wiktionary

  1. fade(Noun)

    A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.

  2. fade(Noun)

    A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.

  3. fade(Verb)

    To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

  4. fade(Verb)

    To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

  5. fade(Verb)

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

  6. fade(Verb)

    To cause to fade.

  7. fade(Adjective)

    Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.

    8. Origin: From fader, from fade.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fade(adj)

    weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace

  2. Fade(adj)

    to become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant

  3. Fade(adj)

    to lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color

  4. Fade(adj)

    to sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish

  5. Fade(verb)

    to cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away

Translations for FADE

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

fade(verb)

to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc

The noise gradually faded (away).

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