faded

American  

[fey-did] / ˈfeɪ dɪd /

adjective

1. having lost brightness, intensity, volume, etc., as of light, color, or sound.

   She was wearing a faded polyester skirt.

2. having lost freshness, vigor, strength, or health.

   Regular removal of faded flowers is often needed to keep annuals blooming.

3. having gradually disappeared or died out.

   The movie’s main theme is the resuscitation of faded love.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fade.

Other Word Forms

• fadedly adverb
• fadedness noun
• unfaded adjective
• well-faded adjective

Etymology

Origin of faded

fade ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

In Lore Segal’s fiction, memory is a mine of storytelling wealth—and conversation among friends is the vital thread of life itself, even when all other pleasures have faded.

From The Wall Street Journal

But interest rapidly faded; by February the download pace had fallen to just over 1 million, according to market researchers.

From Los Angeles Times

They arrived at the counter, its frosted-glass window taped with a smattering of flyers, some with print faded in the sun, the corners of their paper curling with age.

From Literature

The screen door hangs open, bumps against the garbage bin, and the mailbox clings lopsided to the faded milky coffee–colored clapboard that wraps the house.

From Literature

The plots sit vacant, with faded signs beside locked gates and security signs warning “Guard dogs in use. Trespassers will be prosecuted.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• run down
• seedy
• shabby
• tacky
• tattered
• threadbare
• worn