Synonyms for fading

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feyd

Phonetic Transcription : feɪd

Définition of fading

Origin : early 14c., "lose brightness, grow pale," from Old French fader "become weak, wilt, wither," from adj. fade "pale, weak, insipid" (12c.), probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, some sort of blending of Latin fatuus "silly, tasteless" + vapidus "flat, flavorless." Related: Faded; fading. As a noun, from c.1300.

adj declining

Example sentences :

Then the fiery vapour was dissipated, and the sunset ended by fading away.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

But the moon had presently sunk, and to the east the stars were fading.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

Is it faint, or fading, or to be looked for by the eye before it can be found out?
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin

She had felt lonely then in the soft light of the fading day.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

They drove along the streets where the lanterns were fading.
Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet

It was now an hour after sunset, the light was fading, and the traffic was sinking down.
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

Roma's spirits were rising every minute, and her nervousness was fading away.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

It was on the evening of the third, just as the day was fading, that he called me softly to him.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various

The twilight seemed to prefigure the fading of the human race.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

The difficulties of the language are fading away one by one.
Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves

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