FADE: значение слова

I. verb (faded; fading)
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *fader, from fade feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb to lose freshness, strength, or vitality ; wither , to lose freshness or brilliance of color, to sink away ; vanish , to change gradually in loudness, strength, or visibility, to lose braking power gradually, to move back from the line of scrimmage, to move in a slight to moderate slice, transitive verb to cause to fade, fader noun

II. noun
Date: 1918


1. fade-out , a gradual changing of one picture to another in a motion-picture or television sequence, a fading of an automobile brake, a slight to moderate and usually intentional slice in golf, a hairstyle similar to a crew cut in which the hair on top of the head stands high,

III. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French
Date: 15th century
insipid , commonplace