Fade
[feɪd] or [fed]
Definition
(noun.) gradually ceasing to be visible.
(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'.
(verb.) lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; 'Her bloom was fading'.
Editor: Margie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
(a.) To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
(a.) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
(a.) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
(v. t.) To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [Fr.] Weak, flat, insipid.
v. n. [1]. Vanish, disappear, evanesce, pass away, be seen no more.[2]. Decline, droop, languish, decay, wither.[3]. Lose color, lose lustre, grow dim.
Checker: Polly
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fall, fail, decline, sink, droop, dwindle, vanish, change, pale, bleach, set,etiolate
ANT:rise, increase, grow, bloom, flourish, abide, stand, last, endure
Typist: Shelley
Definition
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.
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Examples
- Besides, is it not a shame, that the genius of Adrian should fade from the earth like a flower in an untrod mountain-path, fruitless? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- From this time onward it is to be noted that the Philistines fade in importance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Indeed throughout the Republic he allows the lower ranks to fade into the distance. Plato. The Republic.
- Whole ages have fled and their works decayed, And nations have scattered been; But the stout old Ivy shall never fade, From its hale and hearty green. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I could not bear to see the smile fade even for a moment from his face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Were our proud dreams thus to fade? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We had seen no land fade from view so regretfully. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- As the idea of citizenship failed and faded before the new occasions, there remained no inner, that is to say no real, unity in the system at all. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre and was faded and yellow. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Everything bore the stamp of summer, and none of its beautiful colour had yet faded from the die. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Even this imperfect consciousness faded away at last, and he dreamed a long, troubled dream. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- But now these thoughts faded before the new born expectation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The tender compassion of Jesus is recalled and relied on; the faded eye, gazing beyond time, sees a home, a friend, a refuge in eternity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Her visions of a brilliant marriage for Lily had faded after the first year. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But in the better grades of material the printing is well done, and the color designs are fairly fast, and a little care in the laundry suffices to eliminate any danger of fading. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Jos was as vain of his person as a woman, and took as long a time at his toilette as any fading beauty. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- By and by, I noticed Wemmick's arm beginning to disappear again, and gradually fading out of view. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The last of the evening light was fading away; and over all the desolate place there hung a still and awful calm. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- YOUR varnish is fading. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And then the red had the appearance of fading out of it and mounting up to Heaven, as we say that blood, guiltily shed, does. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Solutions of potassium iodide were frequently used for this purpose, giving a sharp, blue record, but fading away too rapidly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- What they may become, when that fades away, is a problem that neither you nor I can solve. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- All else grows dim, and fades away. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Papa, my strength fades away every day, and I know I must go. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We do not always realize that light is beneficial, because sometimes it fades our clothing and our carpets, and burns our skin and makes it sore. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The rose blossoms into beauty, fades, and decays. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This rose is very beautiful, but it fades. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yes; but not because the rose fades. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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