fade meaning and definition

FADE noun

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

FADE verb

Definition of fade (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: blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass, pass off
4. become feeble
   • "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
   • synonyms: languish