Definition of fade Fade

/fejˈd/ - [feyd] - fade

We found 22 definitions of fade from 6 different sources.

What does fade mean?

Noun Plural: fades
fade - gradually ceasing to be visible
		disappearance
		ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
fade - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
		slice, slicing
		golf shot, golf stroke, swing the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Verb fades, fading, faded
fade - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
		wither
		disappear, go away, vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
fade - 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"
		melt
		weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
fade - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
		evanesce, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
		disappear, go away, vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
		languish
		degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

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fade (Noun)
A golf shot that for the right-handed player curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
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 .
fade (Verb)
To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
fade (Verb)
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
fade (Verb)
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
fade (Verb)
To cause to fade.
fade (Adjective)
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.

fade (a.)
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
fade (a.)
To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
fade (a.)
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
fade (a.)
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
fade (v. t.)
To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.

fade
To diminish or disappear along the way.
fade
To get weaker, to lose in intensity, to pass to a less bright or less advantageous state.

fade
fād, v.i. to lose strength, freshness, or colour gradually: to vanish.—adj. insipid: weak.—adv. Fā′dedly.—adj. Fade′less.—adv. Fade′lessly.—n. Fā′ding (Shak.), the burden of a song.—adj. Fā′dy, wearing away. [O. Fr. fader—fade—L. vapidum, acc. to Gaston Paris.]

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