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fading definition
fading |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fade Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fade Entailment of verb fade Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fade 4 senses of fade Sense 1 fade, melt, fade out => weaken Sense 2 fade, wither => disappear, vanish, go away Sense 3 evanesce, fade, blow over pass off fleet, pass => disappear, vanish, go away Sense 4 languish, fade => deteriorate, drop, degenerate Familiarity of verb fade fade used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fade Sense 1 fade, melt, fade out => weaken -------------- Sense 2 fade, wither => disappear, vanish, go away -------------- Sense 3 evanesce, fade, blow over pass off fleet, pass => disappear, vanish, go away -------------- Sense 4 languish, fade => deteriorate, drop, degenerate -------------- Grep of noun fading fading fading away Overview of noun fading The noun fading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. attenuation, fading -- (weakening in force or intensity: "attenuation in the volume of the sound") Overview of verb fade The verb fade has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) fade, melt, fade out -- (become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk") 2. (4) fade, wither -- (lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading") 3. (4) evanesce, fade, blow over pass off fleet, pass -- (disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; "The pain eventually passed off") 4. languish, fade -- (become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon") Overview of adj fading The adj fading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fading, paling -- (losing color; "the paling photographs") Antonyms of adj fading 1 sense of fading Sense 1 fading, paling INDIRECT (VIA decreasing) -> increasing Similarity of adj fading 1 sense of fading Sense 1 fading, paling => decreasing (vs. increasing) Attributes of adj fading Familiarity of adj fading fading used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj fading fading unfading Overview of noun fading The noun fading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. attenuation, fading -- (weakening in force or intensity: "attenuation in the volume of the sound") Overview of verb fade The verb fade has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) fade, melt, fade out -- (become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk") 2. (4) fade, wither -- (lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading") 3. (4) evanesce, fade, blow over pass off fleet, pass -- (disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; "The pain eventually passed off") 4. languish, fade -- (become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon") Overview of adj fading The adj fading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fading, paling -- (losing color; "the paling photographs")
fading definition