fading

fad-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) Present participle of "fade": gradually becoming fainter or losing color.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Declining in strength, vigor, or prominence.

  3. 3.

    (noun) The process or an instance of becoming fainter.

Related words

Antonyms: brightening, intensifying, strengthening
See also: diminishing, fade, faded, waning
Synonyms: declining, dimming, waning, weakening

Etymology

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