# faded

Pronunciation: say "FAY-did" /ˈfeɪdɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having lost some of its former vividness and color.
   - Simple: Less bright or colorful than before, often because of age or sunlight.
   - _The faded photograph showed a couple standing outside a farmhouse._
   - _Decades of sunlight had left the wallpaper faded and dull._
3. Having lost some of its former strength or vigor.
   - Simple: Weaker than before, not as strong or full of energy.
   - _The faded grandeur of the once-great hotel was obvious at a glance._
   - _Critics wrote at length about the actor's faded star power._
4. Intoxicated by drugs; high or stoned. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: Feeling high from taking drugs.
   - _Half the crowd looked faded before the headliner even came on._
   - _She was so faded she forgot where she parked the car._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of fade. — simple past and past participle of fade
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of fade. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The ink on the old letter had faded almost to nothing._
   - _Applause faded as the lights dimmed over the stage._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/faded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).