Fade meaning

What does “fade” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fade” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.

fade

noun

  1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

    “he took lessons to cure his slicing”

    Synonymssliceslicing
  2. gradually ceasing to be visible

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”

    Synonymsmelt
  2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

    “Her bloom was fading”

    Synonymswither
  3. disappear gradually

    “The pain eventually passed off”

  4. become feeble

    “The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon”

    Synonymslanguish

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University