Fade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually; dim: The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor.
  • verb-intransitive. To lose freshness; wither: summer flowers that had faded.
  • verb-intransitive. To lose strength or vitality; wane: youthful energy that had faded over the years.
  • verb-intransitive. To disappear gradually; vanish: a hope that faded. See Synonyms at disappear.
  • verb-intransitive. Sports To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.
  • verb-intransitive. Football To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.
  • v. To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength: Exposure to sunlight has faded the carpet.
  • v. Sports To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice.
  • v. Games To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.
  • n. A gradual diminution or increase in the brightness or visibility of an image in cinema or television.
  • n. A periodic reduction in the received strength of a radio transmission.
  • n. Sports A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf.
  • phrasal-verb. fade in To appear gradually.
  • phrasal-verb. fade in To cause to appear or be heard gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.
  • phrasal-verb. fade out To disappear gradually.
  • phrasal-verb. fade out To cause to disappear gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
  • n. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
  • n. 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.
  • v. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  • v. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
  • v. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
  • v. To cause to fade.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
  • verb-intransitive. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  • verb-intransitive. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
  • verb-intransitive. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
  • v. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pale; wan; faded.
  • Withered; faded, as a plant.
  • Insipid; tasteless; uninteresting.
  • To become pale or wan; lose freshness, color, brightness, or distinctness; tend from a stronger or brighter color to a more faint shade of the same color, or from visibleness to invisibility; become weak in hue or tint or in outline; have the distinctive or characteristic features disappear gradually; grow dim or indistinct to the sight.
  • To wither, as a plant; in general, to gradually lose strength, health, or vigor; decay; perish or disappear gradually.
  • Synonyms To droop, languish.
  • To cause to lose brightness or freshness of color; cause to lose distinctness to the sight.
  • To cause to wither; wear away; deprive of freshness or vigor.
  • Strong; bold; doughty.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
  • v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  • v. disappear gradually
  • v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  • n. gradually ceasing to be visible
  • v. become feeble
  • Verb Form
    faded    fades    fading   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    golf shot    golf stroke    swing    go away    disappear    vanish    weaken    termination    conclusion    ending   
    Cross Reference
    decline    wither   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    weak    insipid    tasteless    commonplace    vanish    decrease    wane   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blade    Cade    Crusade    Dade    Jade    Kincaid    Slade    Wade    ade    afraid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    glow    radiance    gleam    shine    tint    creep    burst    blush    blur    flare