fade

Meanings

Plural: fades

Noun

a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
gradually ceasing to be visible
A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
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.
A fight.
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).
The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.

Verb

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
- "The scene begins to fade"
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
disappear gradually
become feeble
To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
To cause to fade.
To bet against (someone).

Adj

Weak; insipid; tasteless.
Strong; bold; doughty.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

blanch, bleach, blow over, decrease, diminish, disappearance, dull, evanesce, fleet, languish, melt, pass, pass off, skin fade, slice, slicing, wane, weaken, wither

Scrabble Score: 8

fade is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fade is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fade is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

fade is a valid Words With Friends word