fade
pronunciation
How to pronounce fade in British English:
UK [feɪd]
How to pronounce fade in American English:
US [feɪd]
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- Noun:
- a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
- gradually ceasing to be visible
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- Verb:
- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
- lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
- disappear gradually
- become feeble
Word Origin
- fade
- fade: [14] Fade comes from Old French fader, a derivative of the adjective fade ‘faded, vapid’. This in turn came from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, which probably represents an alteration of Latin fatuus ‘stupid, insipid’ (source of English fatuous [17]) under the influence of Latin vapidus ‘flat, lifeless’ (source of English vapid).=> fatuous, vapid
- fade (v.)
- early 14c., "lose brightness, grow pale," from Old French fader "become weak, wilt, wither," from fade (adj.) "pale, weak; insipid, tasteless" (12c.), probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, which is said to be a blending of Latin fatuus "silly, tasteless" and vapidus "flat, flavorless." Related: Faded; fading. Of sounds, by 1819. Transitive sense from 1590s; in cinematography from 1918. Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades Past the near meadows, over the still stream, Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep In the next valley-glades: Was it a vision, or a waking dream? Fled is that music:--Do I wake or sleep? [Keats, "Ode to a Nightingale"]
- fade (n.)
- early 14c., "loss of freshness or vigor," from fade (adj.), c. 1300, " lacking in brilliance; pale, discolored, dull," from Old French fade (see fade (v.)). As a type of tapering hairstyle from 1988 (fade-out style is in a 1985 "Ebony" article on men's haircuts).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Exterior paint tends to chip , peal and fade .
- 2. The creator 's passion , pride and eye for detail fade .
- 3. Reasons withstand the test of time while excuses fade before a suntan does .
- 4. The only question now is : can it last or will barcap fade or even crash ?
- 5. Light from household bulbs probably won 't damage the wine itself , but can fade your labels in the long run .