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Meaning of fade

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fade

Pronunciation:/feɪd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.

  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).

verb

Definitions

  1. 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.

    Example: The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.

  4. To cause to fade.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Weak; insipid; tasteless.

    Synonyms:dull