Fade — Defs

01 a. Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.

1.
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.[R.]
“His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous.” — De Quincey.

02 v. i. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

imp. & p. p. Faded; p. pr. & vb. n. Fading

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.” — Is. xxiv. 4.
2.
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
3.
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
“The stars shall fade away.” — Addison

“He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music.” — Shak.

03 v. t. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.

1.
To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
“No winter could his laurels fade.” — Dryden.