Definition of 'fade'

Noun

1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
      Synonyms: slice slicing
2. gradually ceasing to be visible
      Synonyms: disappearance

Verb

1. 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"
      Synonyms: melt
2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
      Synonyms: wither
3. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
      Synonyms: evanesce blow over pass off fleet pass
4. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
      Synonyms: languish

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