fade/feɪd/USA pronunciationv.,fad•ed, fad•ing,n. v.
to (cause to) lose brightness or vividness of color: [no object]The green dress faded in the sun.[~ + object]The sun faded her green dress.
to become dim or lose brightness:[no object]The sunlight gradually faded.
to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health:[no object]The tulips have faded.
fade in (or out), (of a film or television image) to (cause to) appear (or disappear) gradually: [no object]The scene faded out and the screen was blank for a moment.[~ + out + object]The filmmaker faded out the last scene. n.[countable]
Cinemaan act or instance of fading:the fade of a car's brakes.
to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.
to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health:The tulips have faded.
to disappear or die gradually (often fol. by away or out):His anger faded away.
Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]
to appear gradually, esp. by becoming lighter (usually fol. by in).
to disappear gradually, esp. by becoming darker (usually fol. by out).
Show Business, Sound Reproduction[Broadcasting, Recording.]
to increase gradually in volume of sound, as in recording or broadcasting music, dialogue, etc. (usually fol. by in).
to decrease gradually in volume of sound (usually fol. by out).
Sport[Football.](of an offensive back, esp. a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usually with the intent to pass, after receiving the snapback from center or a hand-off or lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage (usually fol. by back):The quarterback was tackled while fading back for a pass.
Automotive(of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade.
v.t.
to cause to fade:Sunshine faded the drapes.
(in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster).
Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]
to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually fol. by in).
to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually fol. by out).
Show Business, Sound Reproduction[Broadcasting, Recording.]to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually fol. by in or out).
n.
Cinemaan act or instance of fading.
Cinema, Show Business, Informal Terms[Motion Pictures, Television Informal.]a fade-out.
AutomotiveSee brake fade.
Vulgar Latin *fatidus, for Latin fatuusfatuous
Anglo-French, Old French
1275–1325; 1915–20 for def. 5; Middle English faden, derivative of fade pale, dull
fad′a•ble, adj. fad′ed•ly, adv. fad′ed•ness, n.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See disappear.
to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity
(intransitive)to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither
(intr; usually followed by away or out)to vanish slowly; die out
to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way
to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume
(intransitive)(of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power
to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right
the act or an instance of fading
a hairstyle in which the hair is longer at the top and cut gradually shorter towards the bottom of the head
Etymology: 14th Century: from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidusvapid + Latin fatuusfatuousˈfadednessˈfader
'fade away' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):