washed-out

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washed-out

The old flag looks washed-out after years in the sun.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having lost color or vividness; faded: Describes something whose colors have become less bright or intense, often due to exposure to light, water, or age. 2. Extremely tired or exhausted; drained of energy or vitality: Describes a person or thing that is completely worn out and lacking strength.

Usage and Examples
  • As an adjective describing faded colors:
    • The old flag was washed-out and barely recognizable.
    • She prefers bright prints to washed-out pastels.
  • As an adjective describing extreme fatigue:
    • After the marathon, he felt completely washed-out.
    • The team looked washed-out after the long, difficult project.
Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used metaphorically to describe something that lacks force, distinctness, or impact.
    • His argument was a washed-out version of the original theory, lacking all its persuasive power.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wash out (phrasal verb): To remove something by washing; to fade or be removed by washing; (informally) to fail or be removed from a course or position.
    • The stain will wash out easily.
    • He washed out of the pilot training program.
  • Washed-up (adjective): No longer successful or effective. (Note: This is a distinct idiom meaning "finished" or "no longer relevant," not a variant of "washed-out").
  • Faded (adjective): Having lost brightness or color.
  • Bleached (adjective): Made white or lighter by chemical action or sunlight.
Synonyms
  • For color: Faded, bleached, pale, dull, lackluster.
  • For fatigue: Exhausted, drained, spent, weary, worn out, dog-tired, fatigued.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Feel washed-out: To feel extremely tired and lacking energy.
    • I need a vacation; I just feel washed-out all the time.
  • Washed-out look: An appearance characterized by paleness or a lack of color, often due to tiredness or illness.
    • She had a washed-out look that concerned her friends.
washed-out

The old flag looks washed-out after years in the sun.

Adjective
  1. having lost freshness or brilliance of color
    • sun-bleached deck chairs
    • faded jeans
    • a very pale washed-out blue
    • washy colors
  2. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
    • the day's shopping left her exhausted
    • he went to bed dog-tired
    • was fagged and sweaty
    • the trembling of his played out limbs
    • felt completely washed-out
    • only worn-out horses and cattle
    • you look worn out

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