fade

adj

/feɪd/CA/fæɪd/

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”).

derived from fatuus
derived from *fatidus✻
derived from fade
derived from vade
inherited from fade

Definitions

1
Weak
Weak; insipid; tasteless.
- 1825, Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, review of Theodric by Thomas Campbell Passages that are somewhat fade.
- His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous.
2
A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or…
A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
- If you confine yourself to hitting straight shots while you are developing your golf swing, you are less likely to develop a preference for hitting a fade or a draw.
A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top.…
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.
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1. A fight.
2. A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a…
  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).
3. 6
  The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found
  The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
  - Ace could have done a fade. Instead, he gathered all his courage — which was not inconsiderable, even in his middle age — and went to see the Flying Corson Brothers.
4. 7
  To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
  - The Golden Bear faded the ball from left to right with great consistency, so he seldom had to worry about trouble on the left.
5. 8
  To grow weak
  To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  - The earth mourneth and fadeth away.
6. 9
  To lose freshness, color, or brightness
  To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
  - [flowers] that never fade
7. 10
  To sink away
  To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
  - The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.
  - He makes a swanlike end, / Fading in music.
8. To cause to fade.
9. 12
  To bet against (someone).
  - I tried to get some bets that y'all were fixin' to get married but nobody would fade me.
10. Strong
  Strong; bold; doughty.

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Derived

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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA