faded

[fey-did]

adjective

1. having lost brightness, intensity, volume, etc., as of light, color, or sound.

   She was wearing a faded polyester skirt.

2. having lost freshness, vigor, strength, or health.

   Regular removal of faded flowers is often needed to keep annuals blooming.

3. having gradually disappeared or died out.

   The movie’s main theme is the resuscitation of faded love.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fade.

Other Word Forms

• fadedly adverb
• fadedness noun
• unfaded adjective
• well-faded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of faded¹

fade ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

That motif originated with his 2009 directorial debut, “Crazy Heart,” starring Jeff Bridges as a faded country music legend caught in the throes of alcoholism and trying to find a way forward.

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Lyngen said the “major bond bearish concerns of the summer” seem to have faded for now.

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But Celtic faded badly in the second period after their midweek European exertions as Hearts filled the home crowd with belief that the Old Firm stranglehold can be broken.

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“They were cheap! The color really faded fast.”

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Former president Cristina Kirchner's star has faded -- she was convicted of corruption and ineligible to run again.

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Related Words

• run down 
• seedy 
• shabby 
• tacky 
• tattered 
• threadbare 
• worn