Meaning & use
fading
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Gradually losing brightness, strength, color, or clarity.
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The curtains were fading badly from years of direct sunlight.
His memory of that summer was fading a little more each year.
A note on using this word
Used both literally (colors, sounds, light) and figuratively (hope, memory, enthusiasm) to describe a gradual decline.
Words with a similar meaning
dimmingwaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
intensifyingbrightening
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