Synonyms for faded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : feyd
Phonetic Transcription : feɪd

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Définition of faded

Origin :
  • early 14c., "lose brightness, grow pale," from Old French fader "become weak, wilt, wither," from adj. fade "pale, weak, insipid" (12c.), probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, some sort of blending of Latin fatuus "silly, tasteless" + vapidus "flat, flavorless." Related: Faded; fading. As a noun, from c.1300.
  • adj bleached; used
Example sentences :
  • It faded soon into a gray fog, with puffs of wind from the southwest again.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • The floor was covered with old matting and a few faded rugs.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • She has faded away like a rainbow—like a drop of dew in the sun.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • And so she had gone, and with her had faded all the light and joyousness of the place.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • And, with the music and the dancing, the night faded into morning.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • They approached warily, until they saw the faded blue uniforms.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • She had a faded, washed-out look, and her hair was thinning out.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • When all the other thoughts had faded out, this one held possession of him.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It was a hysterical blow, like a woman's, and with it the tears sprang to the faded eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Twilight stole through the dirty window-panes and faded into darkness.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

Antonyms for faded

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