Faded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪdɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪdᵻd/.

Examples

The scene begins to fade
The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
Her bloom was fading

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fleet wither blow over pass off pass washed-out washy evanesce bleached attenuated weakened languish fade melt attenuate

Parts of Speech

verb	become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly “The scene begins to fade”
verb	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality “Her bloom was fading”
verb	disappear gradually “The pain eventually passed off”
verb	become feeble “The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon”
adjective	having lost freshness or brilliance of color “sun-bleached deck chairs”
adjective	reduced in strength “the faded tones of an old recording”

Word Forms

fade	noun	gradually ceasing to be visible
fading	noun	weakening in force or intensity
withering	noun	any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
evanescent	adjective	tending to vanish like vapor
evanescence	noun	the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
passing	noun	the end of something
languisher	noun	a person who languishes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verblasst

werden weniger deutlich sichtbar oder unterscheidbar; verschwinden allmählich oder scheinbar

🇫🇷French

délavé

devenir moins clairement visible ou moins distinguable ; disparaître progressivement ou apparemment

🇪🇸Spanish

desteñido

volverse menos claramente visibles o distinguibles; desaparecer gradualmente o aparentemente

🇮🇹Italian

sbiadito

diventare meno chiaramente visibili o distinguibili; scomparire gradualmente o apparentemente

🇳🇱Dutch

bleek

minder duidelijk zichtbaar of onderscheidbaar worden; geleidelijk of schijnbaar verdwijnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desaparecido

tornam-se menos claramente visíveis ou distinguíveis; desaparecer gradualmente ou aparentemente

🇷🇺Russian

блеклый

становятся менее четко видимыми или различимыми; исчезать постепенно или, казалось бы,

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फीका

कम स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देना या अलग होना; धीरे-धीरे या प्रतीत होता हुआ गायब हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবর্ণ

কম স্পষ্টভাবে দৃশ্যমান বা আলাদা করা যায়; ধীরে ধীরে বা আপাতদৃষ্টিতে অদৃশ্য হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மங்கிப்போனது

குறைவாகத் தெளிவாகத் தெரியும் அல்லது வேறுபடுத்திக் காட்டக்கூடியதாக மாறுதல்; படிப்படியாக அல்லது வெளித்தோற்றத்தில் மறைந்துவிடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెలిసిపోయింది

తక్కువ స్పష్టంగా కనిపించడం లేదా వేరు చేయడం; క్రమంగా లేదా అకారణంగా అదృశ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

फिकट

कमी स्पष्टपणे दृश्यमान किंवा वेगळे करणे; हळूहळू किंवा वरवर अदृश्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાંખુ

ઓછા સ્પષ્ટપણે દૃશ્યમાન અથવા ઓળખી શકાય તેવા બનો; ધીમે ધીમે અથવા મોટે ભાગે અદૃશ્ય થઈ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರೆಯಾಯಿತು

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಗೋಚರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಣ್ಮರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങി

കുറച്ച് വ്യക്തമായി കാണാവുന്നതോ വേർതിരിച്ചറിയാൻ കഴിയാത്തതോ ആകുക; ക്രമേണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷത്തിൽ അപ്രത്യക്ഷമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿੱਕਾ

ਘੱਟ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦੇਣ ਯੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹੋਣਾ; ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلا

کم واضح طور پر نظر آنے والا یا امتیازی ہونا؛ آہستہ آہستہ یا بظاہر غائب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

褪色了

变得不太清晰可见或难以区分；逐渐或看似消失

🇯🇵Japanese

色あせた

はっきりと見えなくなったり、区別できなくなったりします。徐々に、または一見消え去る

🇰🇷Korean

시든

덜 명확하게 눈에 띄거나 구별할 수 없게 됩니다. 점차적으로 또는 겉보기에 사라지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đã nhạt dần

trở nên khó nhìn thấy hoặc khó phân biệt hơn; biến mất dần dần hoặc dường như

🇹🇭Thai

จางหายไป

มองเห็นหรือแยกแยะได้ชัดเจนน้อยลง ค่อยๆหายไปหรือดูเหมือน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pudar

menjadi kurang jelas terlihat atau dapat dibedakan; menghilang secara bertahap atau tampaknya

🇵🇭Filipino

kupas

maging hindi gaanong malinaw na nakikita o nakikilala; unti-unti o tila nawawala

🇲🇾Malay

pudar

menjadi kurang jelas kelihatan atau boleh dibezakan; hilang secara beransur-ansur atau kelihatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلاشى

تصبح أقل وضوحًا أو تمييزًا؛ تختفي تدريجياً أو على ما يبدو

🇮🇷Persian

محو شده است

کمتر به وضوح قابل مشاهده یا قابل تشخیص باشد. به تدریج یا به ظاهر ناپدید می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

soluk

daha az görünür veya ayırt edilebilir hale gelir; yavaş yavaş veya görünüşte kaybolmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָהוּי

להיות פחות ברור או מובחן; להיעלם בהדרגה או לכאורה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'faded'?

The primary meaning of 'faded' is 'become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'faded' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'faded' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'faded' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'faded' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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