a. | 1. | Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. |
v. i. | 1. | To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. |
2. | To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. | |
3. | To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. | |
v. t. | 1. | To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. |
Noun | 1. | fade - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" |
2. | fade - gradually ceasing to be visible Synonyms: disappearance | |
Verb | 1. | 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" Synonyms: melt |
2. | fade - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" Synonyms: wither | |
3. | fade - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" | |
4. | fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" Synonyms: languish |