FADED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does faded mean? 

• FADED (adjective)
  The adjective FADED has 2 senses:

1. having lost freshness or brilliance of color

2. reduced in strength

  Familiarity information: FADED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FADED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having lost freshness or brilliance of color

Synonyms:

bleached; faded; washed-out; washy

Context example:

washy colors

Similar:

colorless; colourless (weak in color; not colorful)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Reduced in strength

Synonyms:

attenuate; attenuated; faded; weakened

Context example:

the faded tones of an old recording

Similar:

decreased; reduced (made less in size or amount or degree)

 Context examples 

But Amy whispered, with full eyes, as she twirled the faded stool, "Not tonight, dear. I can't show off tonight."

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I take off my ring, I wear my worst clothes, I use no bear's grease, and I frequently lament over the late Miss Larkins's faded flower.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

It was twenty minutes, and the reds had all faded into greys before Holmes and the trainer reappeared.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Like other ichthyosaurs, this sea monster faded into extinction 95 million years ago, about 30 million years before the dinosaurs disappeared.

(Sea Monster Swam Oceans 170 Million Years Ago, Voanews)

The grey light of day that remained lasted until three o'clock, when it, too, faded, and the pall of the Arctic night descended upon the lone and silent land.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

It was gingham, with checks of white and blue; and although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings, it was still a pretty frock.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

A frayed top-hat and a faded brown overcoat with a wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair beside him.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Over three days, the Cow produced a sudden explosion of light at least 10 times brighter than a typical supernova, and then it faded over the next few months.

(Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes, NASA)

Von Bork walked slowly back to the study when the last gleams of the motor lamps had faded into the distance.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The charm of Kellynch and of "Lady Elliot" all faded away.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)