Overview of verb fade

The verb fade has 4 senses

• fade, melt -- (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")


• fade, wither -- (lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading")


• evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass -- (disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off")


• languish, fade -- (become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon")

Overview of adj faded

The adj faded has 2 senses

• bleached, faded, washed-out, washy -- (having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors")


• attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened -- (reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording")