Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Faded, dimmed, less intense: Describes something that has lost its original vividness, brightness, or intensity. This can apply to colors, feelings, or memories.
   • Waning, cooling off: Specifically refers to emotions, affections, or relationships that have become less passionate, strong, or ardent over time.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Màu sắc của bức tranh đã phai nhạt sau nhiều năm. (The colors of the painting have faded after many years.)
  • Tình cảm của họ dần phai nhạt. (Their affection for each other gradually waned.)
  • Ký ức về tuổi thơ đã phai nhạt trong tâm trí anh ấy. (The memories of his childhood have dimmed in his mind.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm phai nhạt": to cause to fade, to dim, to tarnish.
  • Thời gian có thể làm phai nhạt mọi kỷ niệm. (Time can dim all memories.)
• "sự phai nhạt": the act or state of fading; diminishment.
  • Sự phai nhạt của tình yêu khiến họ đau khổ. (The waning of their love caused them pain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phai (verb, adj): to fade; faded. A simpler, more general term for losing color or intensity.
  • Màu áo phai. (The shirt's color faded.)
• Nhạt (adj): pale, light (in color); bland, insipid (in taste);冷淡 (in emotion). Often used in combination with "phai".
• Phai lạt (adj): A variant with the same meaning as "phai nhạt".
• Phai mờ (adj): faded and blurred; indistinct.

Synonyms

• Tàn phai (verb, adj): to fade away, to wither (often used for feelings or flowers).
• Lạt dần (verb phrase): to become gradually bland/weak (often for feelings).
• Nguội lạnh (adj): to grow cold (specifically for emotions or relationships).

Related Idioms

• "Tình phai ý lạt": (Literally: feelings fade, meaning becomes bland) Describes a relationship where love and mutual understanding have completely dissipated.
  • Sau cuộc cãi vã, họ rơi vào cảnh tình phai ý lạt. (After the argument, their relationship fell into a state of complete estrangement.)

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