Fade

Word FADE
Character 4
Hyphenation fade
Pronunciations /feɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Fade"

What do we mean by fade?

To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually. intransitive verb

To lose freshness; wither. intransitive verb

To lose strength or vitality; wane. intransitive verb

To disappear gradually; vanish: synonym: disappear. intransitive verb

To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice. intransitive verb

To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback. intransitive verb

To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength. intransitive verb

To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice. intransitive verb

To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice. intransitive verb

The act of fading. noun

A gradual dimming or increase in the brightness or loudness of a light source or audio signal. noun

A transition in a cinematic work or slide presentation in which the image gradually appears on or disappears from a blank screen. noun

A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf. noun

A control mechanism on a stereo that adjusts the distribution of power between the front and rear channels. noun

To appear or cause to appear gradually from silence or darkness, especially as a transition in a cinematic work, audio recording, or performance. phrasal verb

To diminish gradually to silence or darkness, especially as a transition in a cinematic work, audio recording, or performance. phrasal verb

Pale; wan; faded.

Withered; faded, as a plant.

Insipid; tasteless; uninteresting.

Strong; bold; doughty.

A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.

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.

A fight.

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).

The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fade

The word "fade" in example sentences

Bernard Berrian, the Vikings' lone deep threat and a Frazier pet project, is giving new meaning to the term "fade route." ❋ Unknown (2011)

A couple of them went in places that I never would have chosen myself including what I think the very best thing is, which is the title fade, that piano piece sitting right over the opening credits. ❋ Theo Spielberg (2011)

I'd just as soon let this title fade into obscurity along with the screwy novel it is based on. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Expect to see that one fade from the theaters quickly in the face of mounting Summer competition and show up on DVD within a few months. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Here lakeside I have some rain fade using the Star Choice dish but it is a lot less than with my 4 foot in diameter pointing at 119 W and my 2 meter pointing at 110 W (which are as Tim knows are satellites used by DISH) (This post was edited by johanson on Mar 2, 2009, 1: 37 PM) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rather, both wife and son fade from the story once James mentions they got divorced. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He uses that anecdote to begin describing Stone's fast fade from the limelight and virtual disappearance from the world of mainstream journalism at the beginning of the 1950s. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hey, remember Tom Green, the man who catapulted to fame in the late 1990s, only to fade from the spotlight just as quickly as he ❋ Justine Goodman (2010)

As they fade from the masturbatory male dream, their exoticism paled by the proof of proper, grown-up ladies who rarely have the look of someone yearning for the touch of a boy with back acne, lesbians are appearing more and more in the fantasies (occasionally sexy, more often domestic) of straight women. ❋ Eva Wiseman (2010)

If he wins, though, he may fade from the national radar, much as Arnold Schwarzenegger did when he completed the transition from celebrity candidate to workaday governor. ❋ Howard Kurtz (2010)

Zac Posen has been creating some very interesting looks that I'm loving right now and a classic designer that will never fade is Ralph Lauren, I continue to appreciate his creations year after year. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Somehow I suspect that Kyochon will NOT live up to the hype, and quickly fade from the foodblogger-topic-of-the-moment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hey, remember Tom Green, the man who catapulted to fame in the late 1990s with his eponymous MTV show, starred in cult films like Road Trip and Freddy Got Fingered, married (and divorced) Drew Barrymore, and televised his battle with testicular cancer, only to fade from the spotlight just as quickly as he'd landed in it? ❋ Justine Goodman (2010)

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