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fadeless

American  
[feyd-lis] / ˈfeɪd lɪs /

adjective

  1. not fading or diminishing; unfading.


fadeless British  
/ ˈfeɪdlɪs /

adjective

  1. not subject to fading

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fadeless

First recorded in 1645–55; fade + -less

Example Sentences

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These have twined around her rustic brow a wreath of fadeless glory.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert

Then trace no saddening sentence o'er the place Where rests the victor in a heavenward race; Meeter the laurel and the trumpet-strain For one who fought a fadeless crown to gain!

From Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 by Various

Thy foliage is fadeless, no chilling winds blow, No frost has embraced thee, no mantle of snow; Then hail to each sunbeam whose swift airy flight Speeds on for thy valleys each hill-top and height!

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

And so tho He may scatter still Many a fadeless other round, In none, for us shall there be found That first awakening and thrill.

From Nirvana Days by Rice, Cale Young

How cheering the sight to behold once more the crimson folds and fadeless stars of our country's flag waving in the sunlight over the crumbled walls!

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton