fade

See also: fadé and faɗe

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /feɪd/
  • (Australia) IPA(key): /fæɪd/
    • Audio (Australia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Etymology 1

From Middle English fade, vad, vade (“faded, pale, withered, weak”), from Middle Dutch vade (“weak, faint, limp”), from Old French fade (“weak, witless”), of obscure origin. Probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, from Latin fatuus (“insipid”).

Adjective

fade (comparative fader, superlative fadest)

  1. (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.
    Synonym: dull
    • 1825, Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, review of Theodric by Thomas Campbell
      Passages that are somewhat fade.
    • 1827, Thomas De Quincey, “The Last Days of Kant”, in Blackwood's Magazine:
      His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous.
Translations

Noun

fade (plural fades)

  1. (golf) A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
    Coordinate terms: slice, hook, draw
    • 2011, James Lythgoe, The Golf Swing: It's all in the hands, page 88:
      If you confine yourself to hitting straight shots while you are developing your golf swing, you are less likely to develop a preference for hitting a fade or a draw.
  2. A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
    Synonym: skin fade
    Hypernym: haircut
    Hyponyms: drop fadetaper fade, Boosie fade, high fade, low fade, mid fade
  4. (slang) A fight.
  5. (music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
  6. (slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
    • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
      Ace could have done a fade. Instead, he gathered all his courage — which was not inconsiderable, even in his middle age — and went to see the Flying Corson Brothers.
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

fade (third-person singular simple present fades, present participle fading, simple past and past participle faded)

  1. (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  2. (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
      [flowers] that never fade
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
      The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
  3. (intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
    The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.
    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
      He makes a swanlike end, / Fading in music.
    • 1856, Eleanor Marx-Aveling (translator), Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI,
      A strange thing was that Bovary, while continually thinking of Emma, was forgetting her. He grew desperate as he felt this image fading from his memory in spite of all efforts to retain it. Yet every night he dreamt of her; it was always the same dream. He drew near her, but when he was about to clasp her she fell into decay in his arms.
    • 1976 August 25, Tom Scholz, “More Than a Feeling”, in Boston‎[1], performed by Boston:
      So many people have come and gone
      Their faces fade as the years go by
    • 1968 December 8, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder, “I’d Be a Fool Right Now”, in For Once in My Life, performed by Stevie Wonder, Tamla Records:
      They say your love will surely fade girl
      When things go wrong and trouble calls
    • 2021 December 29, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Problems galore in 2021...”, in RAIL, number 947, page 3:
      And with that, I think we'll leave 2021's tail lamp to fade into the distance.
  4. (transitive) To cause to fade.
  5. (transitive, golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
    • 2011, Gary McCord, Golf For Dummies, page 284:
      The Golden Bear faded the ball from left to right with great consistency, so he seldom had to worry about trouble on the left.
  6. (transitive, gambling) To bet against (someone).
    • 1950, Frank Loesser, “Sit Down Your Rockin' the Boat”:
      And I stood there and hollered, "Someone fade me."
    • 2016, Johnny Hughes, A Texas Beauty, Smart and Strong:
      I tried to get some bets that y'all were fixin' to get married but nobody would fade me.
Derived terms
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Alternative forms

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle English fade, fede, of uncertain origin. Compare Old English ġefæd (“orderly, tidy, discreet, well-regulated”). See also fad.

Adjective

fade (comparative fader or more fade, superlative fadest or most fade)

  1. (archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Adjective

fade

  1. definite of fad
  2. plural of fad

Noun

fade n

  1. indefinite plural of fad

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish fader (“father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑde/, [ˈfɑ̝de̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑde
  • Syllabification(key): fa‧de
  • Hyphenation(key): fa‧de

Noun

fade (slang)

  1. father

Declension

Inflection of fade (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative fade fadet
genitive faden fadejen
partitive fadea fadeja
illative fadeen fadeihin
singular plural
nominative fade fadet
accusative nom. fade fadet
gen. faden
genitive faden fadejen
fadein rare
partitive fadea fadeja
inessive fadessa fadeissa
elative fadesta fadeista
illative fadeen fadeihin
adessive fadella fadeilla
ablative fadelta fadeilta
allative fadelle fadeille
essive fadena fadeina
translative fadeksi fadeiksi
abessive fadetta fadeitta
instructive — fadein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of fade (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative fadeni fadeni
accusative nom. fadeni fadeni
gen. fadeni
genitive fadeni fadejeni
fadeini rare
partitive fadeani fadejani
inessive fadessani fadeissani
elative fadestani fadeistani
illative fadeeni fadeihini
adessive fadellani fadeillani
ablative fadeltani fadeiltani
allative fadelleni fadeilleni
essive fadenani fadeinani
translative fadekseni fadeikseni
abessive fadettani fadeittani
instructive — —
comitative — fadeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative fadesi fadesi
accusative nom. fadesi fadesi
gen. fadesi
genitive fadesi fadejesi
fadeisi rare
partitive fadeasi fadejasi
inessive fadessasi fadeissasi
elative fadestasi fadeistasi
illative fadeesi fadeihisi
adessive fadellasi fadeillasi
ablative fadeltasi fadeiltasi
allative fadellesi fadeillesi
essive fadenasi fadeinasi
translative fadeksesi fadeiksesi
abessive fadettasi fadeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — fadeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative fademme fademme
accusative nom. fademme fademme
gen. fademme
genitive fademme fadejemme
fadeimme rare
partitive fadeamme fadejamme
inessive fadessamme fadeissamme
elative fadestamme fadeistamme
illative fadeemme fadeihimme
adessive fadellamme fadeillamme
ablative fadeltamme fadeiltamme
allative fadellemme fadeillemme
essive fadenamme fadeinamme
translative fadeksemme fadeiksemme
abessive fadettamme fadeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — fadeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative fadenne fadenne
accusative nom. fadenne fadenne
gen. fadenne
genitive fadenne fadejenne
fadeinne rare
partitive fadeanne fadejanne
inessive fadessanne fadeissanne
elative fadestanne fadeistanne
illative fadeenne fadeihinne
adessive fadellanne fadeillanne
ablative fadeltanne fadeiltanne
allative fadellenne fadeillenne
essive fadenanne fadeinanne
translative fadeksenne fadeiksenne
abessive fadettanne fadeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — fadeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative fadensa fadensa
accusative nom. fadensa fadensa
gen. fadensa
genitive fadensa fadejensa
fadeinsa rare
partitive fadeaan
fadeansa 		fadejaan
fadejansa
inessive fadessaan
fadessansa 		fadeissaan
fadeissansa
elative fadestaan
fadestansa 		fadeistaan
fadeistansa
illative fadeensa fadeihinsa
adessive fadellaan
fadellansa 		fadeillaan
fadeillansa
ablative fadeltaan
fadeltansa 		fadeiltaan
fadeiltansa
allative fadelleen
fadellensa 		fadeilleen
fadeillensa
essive fadenaan
fadenansa 		fadeinaan
fadeinansa
translative fadekseen
fadeksensa 		fadeikseen
fadeiksensa
abessive fadettaan
fadettansa 		fadeittaan
fadeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — fadeineen
fadeinensa

Synonyms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *fatidus, blend of Latin fatuus and vapidus.

Adjective

fade (plural fades)

  1. tasteless, insipid
  2. boring; lukewarm
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Swedish: fadd

Noun

fade m (plural fades)

  1. (crime slang) share of loot / booty

Verb

fade

  1. inflection of fader:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

From Latin fata (“the Fates”). See fada.

Noun

fade f (plural fades)

  1. (regional) fairy.
    — C’est le trou aux fades, mon parrain.
    — Les fades ! N’est-ce pas les fées que tu veux dire ?
    — Je ne connais pas les fées, mon parrain.
    — Mais, qu’est-ce que c’est que les fades ?
    — C’est des femmes qu’on ne voit pas, mais qui font du bien ou du mal.
    "It's the hole of the feys, boss."
    "The feys! Don't you mean to say fairies?"
    "I don't know the fairies, boss."
    "But what are the feys?"
    "They're women we don't see, but who do good or evil."
    (George Sand, Jeanne, 1844)

Further reading

Galician

Verb

fade

  1. inflection of fadar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

German

Alternative forms

  • fad (particularly in southern Germany and Austria)

Etymology

Borrowed from French fade, from Vulgar Latin fatidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːdə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophone: Pfade (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Adjective

fade (strong nominative masculine singular fader, comparative fader, superlative am fadesten or am fadsten)

  1. bland, flavorless, stale, boring
    • 1922, Rudolf Steiner, Nationalökonomischer Kurs, Erster Vortrag
      Solch eine Volkswirtschaftslehre würde der Engländer fade gefunden haben. Man denkt doch über solche Dinge nicht nach, würde er gesagt haben.
      An Englishman would have thought of such an economical theory as bland. He would have said, "One doesn’t think about such things."
  2. flat (of carbonated beverages)

Declension

Positive forms of fade
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fade sie ist fade es ist fade sie sind fade
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fader fade fades fade
genitive faden fader faden fader
dative fadem fader fadem faden
accusative faden fade fades fade
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fade die fade das fade die faden
genitive des faden der faden des faden der faden
dative dem faden der faden dem faden den faden
accusative den faden die fade das fade die faden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fader eine fade ein fades (keine) faden
genitive eines faden einer faden eines faden (keiner) faden
dative einem faden einer faden einem faden (keinen) faden
accusative einen faden eine fade ein fades (keine) faden
Comparative forms of fade
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fader sie ist fader es ist fader sie sind fader
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative faderer fadere faderes fadere
genitive faderen faderer faderen faderer
dative faderem faderer faderem faderen
accusative faderen fadere faderes fadere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fadere die fadere das fadere die faderen
genitive des faderen der faderen des faderen der faderen
dative dem faderen der faderen dem faderen den faderen
accusative den faderen die fadere das fadere die faderen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein faderer eine fadere ein faderes (keine) faderen
genitive eines faderen einer faderen eines faderen (keiner) faderen
dative einem faderen einer faderen einem faderen (keinen) faderen
accusative einen faderen eine fadere ein faderes (keine) faderen
Superlative forms of fade
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am fadesten
er ist am fadsten 		sie ist am fadesten
sie ist am fadsten 		es ist am fadesten
es ist am fadsten 		sie sind am fadesten
sie sind am fadsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fadester
fadster 		fadeste
fadste 		fadestes
fadstes 		fadeste
fadste
genitive fadesten
fadsten 		fadester
fadster 		fadesten
fadsten 		fadester
fadster
dative fadestem
fadstem 		fadester
fadster 		fadestem
fadstem 		fadesten
fadsten
accusative fadesten
fadsten 		fadeste
fadste 		fadestes
fadstes 		fadeste
fadste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fadeste
der fadste 		die fadeste
die fadste 		das fadeste
das fadste 		die fadesten
die fadsten
genitive des fadesten
des fadsten 		der fadesten
der fadsten 		des fadesten
des fadsten 		der fadesten
der fadsten
dative dem fadesten
dem fadsten 		der fadesten
der fadsten 		dem fadesten
dem fadsten 		den fadesten
den fadsten
accusative den fadesten
den fadsten 		die fadeste
die fadste 		das fadeste
das fadste 		die fadesten
die fadsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fadester
ein fadster 		eine fadeste
eine fadste 		ein fadestes
ein fadstes 		(keine) fadesten
(keine) fadsten
genitive eines fadesten
eines fadsten 		einer fadesten
einer fadsten 		eines fadesten
eines fadsten 		(keiner) fadesten
(keiner) fadsten
dative einem fadesten
einem fadsten 		einer fadesten
einer fadsten 		einem fadesten
einem fadsten 		(keinen) fadesten
(keinen) fadsten
accusative einen fadesten
einen fadsten 		eine fadeste
eine fadste 		ein fadestes
ein fadstes 		(keine) fadesten
(keine) fadsten

Further reading

  • “fade” in Duden online
  • “fade”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German)

Nagumi

Etymology

From an unknown Chadic language.

Numeral

fade

  1. four

References

  • Maddieson, Ian; Williamson, Kay (1975), “Jarawan Bantu”, in African Languages/Langues Africaines‎[4], 1 edition, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 125–163

Portuguese

Verb

fade

  1. inflection of fadar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Yola

Pronoun

fade

  1. alternative form of faade
    • 1867, “GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY“, page 71:
      Fade teil.
      What ails.
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG“, number 2, page 84:
      Well, gosp, c'hull be zeid; mot thee fartoo, an fade;
      Well, gossip, it shall be told; you ask what ails me, and for what;
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG“, number 13, page 90:
      He at nouth fade t'zey, llean vetch ee man,
      He that knows what to say, mischief fetch the man,

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, pages 39, 71, 84, 90
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