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faded

  • adjective
  • /ˈfeɪdɪd/

That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.

Example

“a faded tablecloth”

Other meanings

  1. That has lost some of its former strength or vigour.

    “a faded rock star of the 1970s”

  2. High on drugs; stoned.

Synonyms

  • washed-out

Related words

  • unfaded
  • fadedly
  • fadedness

Example sentences

  • “The footsteps faded into the distance.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “faded” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.