English Dictionary: fading | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for fading | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fade \Fade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fading}.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. {Fade}, a., {Vade}.] 1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. The earth mourneth and fadeth away. --Is. xxiv. 4. 2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. [bd]Flowers that never fade.[b8] --Milton. 3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. The stars shall fade away. --Addison He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fading \Fad"ing\, n. An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. [bd]Fading is a fine jig.[b8] [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fading \Fad"ing\, a. Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. -- n. Loss of color, freshness, or vigor. -- {Fad"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Fad"ing*ness}, n. |