Meaning of FADING
| Pronunciation: | | f'eyding
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- [n] weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
- [adj] losing color; "the paling photographs"
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| | Synonyms: | | attenuation, decreasing, paling |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fad"ing\, a.
Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. -- n. Loss of
color, freshness, or vigor. -- {Fad"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Fad"ing*ness}, n.
\Fad"ing\, n.
An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. ``Fading is a
fine jig.'' [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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