1. Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
   "The scene begins to fade";
   - melt
    
2. Disappear gradually
   "The pain eventually faded";
   - evanesce, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
    
3. Lose freshness, vigour, or vitality
   "Her bloom was fading";
   - wither
    
4. Become feeble
   "Her strength faded as the illness progressed";
   - languish

1. Gradual vanishing or cessation
   "The fade of summer into autumn";
   - disappearance
    
2. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
   "he took lessons to cure his fade";
   - slice, slicing

Derived forms: fades, fading, faded

Type of: conclusion, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, disappear, drop, ending, go away, golf shot, golf stroke, swing, termination, vanish, weaken

Encyclopedia: Fade