Fading Meaning and Definition

Word: Fading

How to pronounce: ˈfeɪdɪŋ

How to pronounce: feɪd

Verb

Definitions:

1. Gradually grow faint and disappear.

Example sentences: "The light had faded and dusk was advancing"

2. (with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot.

Example sentences: "Fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains"

3. (of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball.

Example sentences: "The ball faded toward an area left of the green"

4. (in craps) match the bet of (another player)

Noun

Definitions:

1. The process of becoming less bright.

Example sentences: "The sun can cause colour fade"

2. A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)

Example sentences: "When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade"

3. A haircut in which the hair is left long on top of the head but cropped close to the sides and back with the length of hair gradually decreasing.

Synonyms:

withering

evanescent

discoloration

discolouration

decolouration

efflorescence

decay

extinction

dying

attenuation

signal attenuation

fadeout

tarnish

Synonyms:

disappear

fade away

vanish

go away

flee

evaporate

dim

dull

grow gim

tarnish

subside

die

die away

freeze

decay

ebb

grow dim

weaken

attenuate

fail

melt

burn

dissolve

pale

damp

discoloration

blanch

bleach

thaw

dimming

rub

wear down

wear away

wilt

languish

wane

disappearance

droop

sink

sag

go

pass

Antonyms:

appear

Derivations:

faded

fade

fading

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Fading in Other Languages...

Spanish: Decoloración

German: Fading

French: Décoloration

Italian: Fading

Turkish: Soluk