fade

Speech parts

1. fade - Noun

2. fade - Adjective

3. fade - Verb

Meaning

Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.

To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.

To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

weaken diminish wane bleach wither blanch pass decline decrease dissolve disappear melt disappearance lessen evaporate
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Antonyms

fleck bloom show surface increase appear
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Hypernyms

ending drop conclusion swing disappear termination

Phrases with the word

fade off to sleep high fade fade away fast fade away quickly did a fade do a fade

Derivatives

faded fading

Anagrams

deaf EDFA FDEA

Examples

It is better to burn out than fade away. Kurt Cobain

Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still. Robert Sternberg

Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. Douglas MacArthur

He who has come through the fire will fade in the sun. Hindi Proverb

All that's fair must fade. Italian Proverb

Lovely flowers fade fast. Swedish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

faddist faddle faddy fade away fade away fast fade away quickly