'Fading' definitions:

Definition of 'fading'

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noun
Weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" [syn: attenuation, fading]

Definition of 'Fading'

From: GCIDE
  • Fade \Fade\, 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]

Definition of 'Fading'

From: GCIDE
  • Fading \Fad"ing\, a. Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. -- n. Loss of color, freshness, or vigor. -- {Fad"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Fad"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Fading'

From: GCIDE
  • Fading \Fad"ing\, n. An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. "Fading is a fine jig." [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'fading'

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