English Explanatory Dictionary

fade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Weak; insipid; tasteless.
noun
  1. A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
  2. A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
  3. A fight.
  4. A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
  5. The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
verb
  1. To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
  2. To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  3. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
  4. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
  5. To cause to fade.
  6. To bet against (someone).
adj
  1. Strong; bold; doughty.

Pronunciation

/feɪd/ /fæɪd/ En-au-fade.ogg

Word forms

fade fader fadest fades fading faded vade more fade most fade

Etymology

From Middle English fade, vad, vade (“faded, pale, withered, weak”), from Middle Dutch vade (“weak, faint, limp”), from Old French fade (“weak, witless”), of obscure origin. Probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, from Latin fatuus (“insipid”).

Synonyms

dull skin fade weaken wither blanch bleach decrease diminish wane

Derived words

antifade anti-fade autofade brain fade brake fade Brooklyn fade catch a fade color fade drop fade fadable fadeable fade-away fadeless fade-out fadeproof fadesome fade time fady Philly fade quality fade taper fade temple fade crossfade fade in antifader beauty fades, dumb is forever fade away fadeometer fade out fade to black fade to white fadometer neverfade prefade
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