faded

fad-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Having lost freshness, brightness, or color.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Having become less strong or intense over time.

  3. 3.

    (verb) Past tense of "fade": gradually grew faint or lost color.

Related words

Antonyms: bright, vibrant, vivid
See also: fade, fading, pale, worn
Synonyms: bleached, dim, pale, washed-out

Etymology

From Old French fader meaning "to become weak, wilt," probably from Vulgar Latin fatidare, from Latin fatuus meaning "tasteless, insipid."