fade
adjective
1. (archaic) Strong; bold; doughty
2. (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
noun
1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
Similar word(s): slice, slicing
Definition categories: act, swing
2. gradually ceasing to be visible
Similar word(s): disappearance
Definition categories: act, conclusion, ending, termination
verb
1. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
- The scene begins to fade
Similar word(s): melt
Definition categories: change, weaken
2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
Similar word(s): wither
Definition categories: change, disappear, vanish
3. disappear gradually
Similar word(s): evanesce, fleet, pass
Definition categories: change, disappear, vanish
4. become feeble
Similar word(s): languish
Definition categories: body, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop
Sentences with fade as a verb:
- The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.