fade

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
- he took lessons to cure his slicing
• Syn:
slice, slicing
• Derivationally related forms:
slice (for: slicing), slice (for: slice)
• Hypernyms:
golf stroke, golf shot, swing
2. gradually ceasing to be visible
• Syn:
disappearance
• Derivationally related forms:
disappear (for: disappearance)
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion

II - verb

1. become less clearly visible or distinguishable;
disappear gradually or seemingly (Freq. 6)
- The scene begins to fade
- The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
• Syn:
melt
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality (Freq. 4)
- Her bloom was fading
• Syn:
wither
• Derivationally related forms:
withering (for: wither), fading
• Hypernyms:
disappear, vanish, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. disappear gradually (Freq. 4)
- The pain eventually passed off
• Syn:
evanesce, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
• Derivationally related forms:
passing (for: pass), evanescent (for: evanesce), evanescence (for: evanesce)
• Hypernyms:
disappear, vanish, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
4. become feeble
- The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
• Syn:
languish
• Derivationally related forms:
fading, languisher (for: languish)
• Hypernyms:
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  disappearance, slice, slicing, languish, evanesce, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass, wither, melt