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fadeless

American  
[feyd-lis] / ˈfeɪd lɪs /

adjective

  1. not fading or diminishing; unfading.


fadeless British  
/ ˈfeɪdlɪs /

adjective

  1. not subject to fading

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fadeless

First recorded in 1645–55; fade + -less

Example Sentences

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Go, little book, thy destiny Excelsior shall ever be; A fadeless wreath shall crown thy brow, O writer of that book! e’en now.

From Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity by Packard, Elizabeth Parsons Ware

Not on the gory field of fame Their noble deeds were done; Not in the sound of earth's acclaim Their fadeless crowns were won.

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James

Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure!

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

There, with Homer's ghost all hoary, Not with years, but fadeless glory, Lo! he stands; And through that open portal, We behold the bards immortal Clasping hands!

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)

"If the Serpent hadn't interrupted their tête-à-tête—there they would be to this day—wandering love-sick among fadeless flowers, with nothing, nothing, nothing before them but an eternity of love-making!"

From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie