fades

fades · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of "fade": gradually grows faint or disappears.

  2. 2.

    Loses color or brightness.

  3. 3.

    (noun, plural) Gradual decreases in brightness or volume; also, a type of haircut.

Related words

Antonyms: brightens, intensifies
See also: fade, faded, fading
Synonyms: diminishes, dims, wanes

Etymology

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