Fade
Fade , adjective
[French, prob. from Latin vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [Rare]
Passages that are somewhat fade.
His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous.
Fade , intransitive verb
[Old English faden, vaden, prob. from fade, a.; compare Prov. Dutch vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Compare Fade, a., Vade.]
1.
To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away.
2.
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
Flowers that never fade.
3.
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
The stars shall fade away.
He makes a swanlike end,
Fading in music.
Fade , transitive verb
To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
No winter could his laurels fade.