fade

pos>a. [ F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr, fatuus foolish, insipid. ] Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [ R. ] “Passages that are somewhat fade.” Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Faded; p. pr. & vb. n. Fading. ] [ OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. Fade, a., Vade. ] 1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

The earth mourneth and fadeth away. Is. xxiv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. “Flowers that never fade.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The stars shall fade away. Addison [ 1913 Webster ]

He makes a swanlike end,
Fading in music. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. [ 1913 Webster ]

No winter could his laurels fade. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim. “His faded cheek.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where the faded moon
Made a dim silver twilight. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a faded manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dull room fadedly furnished. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]