Fade Definition
(archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
- to move back from the line of scrimmage, as in order to throw a forward pass
- to appear or cause to appear (or disappear) gradually; make or become more (or less) distinct
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fade
- fade back
- fade in (or out)
Origin of Fade
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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”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English faden from Old French fader from fade faded probably from Vulgar Latin fatidus alteration of Latin fatuus insipid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English fade, fede, of uncertain origin. Compare Old English ġefæd (“orderly, tidy, discreet, well-regulated”). See also fad.
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