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Meaning of faded

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

faded

Pronunciation:/ˈfeɪdɪd/

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. (sometimes figurative) That has lost some of its former colour or intensity.

    Example: a faded rock star of the 1970s

  2. High on drugs; stoned