adjective
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
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- sun-bleached deck chairs
- faded jeans
- a very pale washed-out blue
- washy colors
adjective
reduced in strength
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- the faded tones of an old recording
noun
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
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- he took lessons to cure his slicing
noun
gradually ceasing to be visible
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verb
become less clearly visible or distinguishable
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- disappear gradually or seemingly
- The scene begins to fade
- The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
verb
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
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- Her bloom was fading
verb
disappear gradually
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- The pain eventually passed off
verb
become feeble
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- The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon