fade

[ feyd ]

/ feɪd /

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verb (used without object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

to lose brightness or vividness of color.

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

to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded.

to disappear or die gradually (often followed by away or out): His anger faded away.

Movies, Television.

to appear gradually, especially by becoming lighter (usually followed by in).
to disappear gradually, especially by becoming darker (usually followed by out).

Broadcasting, Recording.

to increase gradually in volume of sound, as in recording or broadcasting music, dialogue, etc. (usually followed by in).
to decrease gradually in volume of sound (usually followed by out).

Football. (of an offensive back, especially a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usually with the intent to pass, after receiving the snapback from center or a hand-off or lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage (usually followed by back): The quarterback was tackled while fading back for a pass.

(of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade.

verb (used with object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes.

(in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster).

Movies, Television.

to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually followed by in).
to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually followed by out).

Broadcasting, Recording. to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually followed by in or out).

noun

an act or instance of fading.

Movies, Television Informal. a fade-out.

Automotive. brake fade.

Origin of fade

1275–1325; 1915–20 for def 5; Middle English faden, derivative of fade pale, dull < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *fatidus, for Latin fatuus fatuous

synonym study for fade

4. See disappear.

OTHER WORDS FROM fade

fad·a·ble, adjective fad·ed·ly, adverb fad·ed·ness, noun pre·fade, verb (used with object), pre·fad·ed, pre·fad·ing.

un·fad·a·ble, adjective un·fad·ed, adjective un·fad·ing, adjective well-fad·ed, adjective

Words nearby fade

fad, fadden, faddish, faddist, faddy, fade, fade away, fade out, fade-in, fade-out, fadeaway

Example sentences from the Web for fading

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John Turturro gave me a part in his movie [Fading Gigolo], and I was happy to do it.

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A wild-eyed thing that may once have been a man stared in horror at the fading light of the yellow star far astern.

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Amiens saw it a little to the east in the fading light of evening, and a few early citizens of Dijon marked it soon after dawn.

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In some such peace the Fading Flower commonly finds her rest—a peace unromantic, utilitarian, and yet not perhaps unbeautiful.

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Anyhow, I saw the shadows, which had appeared well separated before, fading away and concentrating in the rear.

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But in her heart other shadows were fading to disclose realities hitherto faintly suspected and half defined.

The Pursuit |Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile

British Dictionary definitions for fading (1 of 2)

fading

/ (ˈfeɪdɪŋ) /

noun

a variation in the strength of received radio signals due to variations in the conditions of the transmission medium

British Dictionary definitions for fading (2 of 2)

fade

/ (feɪd) /

verb

to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity

(intr) to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither

(intr; usually foll by away or out) to vanish slowly; die out

to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way
to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume

(intr) (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power

to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right

noun

the act or an instance of fading

Derived forms of fade

fadable, adjective fadedness, noun fader, noun

Word Origin for fade

C14: from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidus vapid + Latin fatuus fatuous

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fade

verb (used without object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

verb (used with object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

noun

Origin of fade

synonym study for fade

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fade

verb (used without object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

verb (used with object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

noun

Origin of fade

synonym study for fade

OTHER WORDS FROM fade

Words nearby fade

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