Faded

//ˈfeɪdɪd// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of fade form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.

    "a faded tablecloth"

  2. 2
    That has lost some of its former strength or vigour. figuratively

    "a faded rock star of the 1970s"

  3. 3
    High on drugs; stoned. US, slang

    "As I'm walking through the festival entrance, a man casually vomits before continuing on, unfazed. ¶ Twenty-year-old me thinks, "Dope. That guy knows how to get faded like a champ!" ¶ Thirty-year-old me thinks, "I'm concerned for the boy's health and the general sanitation of this festival. Where are the comment cards located?!""

Adjective
  1. 1
    having lost freshness or brilliance of color wordnet
  2. 2
    reduced in strength wordnet

Synonyms

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pallidsallowachromaticachromicanemicashen

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"The flowers faded in the heat of the summer days."

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