fade

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fade

The sunset causes the colors of the sky to fade.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To lose brightness, vividness, or strength gradually: To become less distinct, intense, or fresh over time.
    • To disappear slowly or become less noticeable: To diminish gradually until it vanishes or is hard to perceive.
    • (In sports, especially golf) To cause a ball to curve slightly in a controlled manner: For a right-handed golfer, a fade is a shot that curves gently to the right.

  2. Noun:

    • The act or process of fading: A gradual loss of visibility, intensity, or freshness.
    • (In golf) A shot that curves slightly from left to right (for a right-handed player): A controlled, gentle curve in the ball's flight path.
Usage Examples

  • Verb:

    • The colors of the old photograph have faded over the decades.
    • As the sun set, the light faded from the sky.
    • Her voice faded to a whisper as she finished the story.
    • He learned to fade the golf ball around the tree.

  • Noun:

    • The fade of the music at the end of the song was very smooth.
    • His favorite shot in golf is a gentle fade.
Advanced Usage

  • "to fade away": to disappear or become weaker very gradually.

    • The sound of the train faded away into the distance.

  • "to fade in/out": (in film, television, or audio) to appear or disappear gradually.

    • The scene fades in from a black screen.
    • The credits fade out at the end of the movie.

  • "to fade into the background": to become inconspicuous or unnoticed.

    • He was shy and preferred to fade into the background at parties.
Variants and Related Words

  • Faded (adj): having lost brightness or color.

    • He wore a pair of faded blue jeans.

  • Fading (adj/n): in the process of losing strength or visibility.

    • We watched the fading light of dusk.
Synonyms
  • Diminish: to become or make less.
  • Dwindle: to become gradually less.
  • Wane: to decrease in vigor, power, or extent.
  • Disappear: to cease to be visible.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Fade out: to disappear gradually; to reduce sound or image intensity to zero.

    • The radio station faded out the song before the news.

  • Fade in: to appear gradually; to increase sound or image intensity from zero.

    • The movie fades in on a quiet street.
Related Idioms

  • Do a fade/fade out: (informal) to leave quietly or unobtrusively.

    • After the meeting, he just did a fade without saying goodbye.

  • Fade into obscurity: to become forgotten or unknown over time.

    • Many pop stars from that era have faded into obscurity.
fade

The sunset causes the colors of the sky to fade.

Noun
  1. gradually ceasing to be visible
  2. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
    • he took lessons to cure his slicing
Verb
  1. become feeble
    • The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
  2. disappear gradually
    • The pain eventually passed off
  3. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
    • Her bloom was fading
  4. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
    • The scene begins to fade
    • The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk

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