faded en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfeɪdɪd/
- (US) audio
Meanings
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That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
The stop line had a faded appearance but remained visible.
2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:a faded tablecloth
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(figuratively) That has lost some of its former strength or vigour.
Some clients adjust their instructions as faded memories come into focus. Mr. Li recalled one prospective client who spent most of an hourlong phone call crying as she reminisced about her old home.
2023 August 19, Vivian Wang, “In China, Artists Create Miniature Homes From Memories”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2023:a faded rock star of the 1970s
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(US, slang) High on drugs; stoned.
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?!"
2015 June 10, Farley Katz, “Music Festivals in Your Thirties”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2017:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most faded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more faded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
high as a kite · lit · munted · gassed · zooted · blitzed · blown · chopped · off one's box · spaced-out · out of one's box · hopped up · wasted · drugged · monged · fried · cut · drugged-out · up there · stoned · baked · high · zorched · hepped up · blazed · lifted · fuckered up · geeked · chemically impaired · reefed · toasted · trolleyed · whacked
Translations (24)
mi kōrae (of colour that has lost its intensity) · pl wyblakły (of colour that has lost its intensity) · nb falmet (of colour that has lost its intensity) · ga tréigthe (of colour that has lost its intensity) · fr défraîchi (of colour that has lost its intensity) · da blegnet (of colour that has lost its intensity) · pon marungurung (of colour that has lost its intensity) · fi haalistunut (of colour that has lost its intensity) · fr flétri (of colour that has lost its intensity) · mi hāmā (of colour that has lost its intensity) · ru блеклый (of colour that has lost its intensity) · fr apâli (of colour that has lost its intensity) · da falmet (of colour that has lost its intensity) · fr décoloré (of colour that has lost its intensity) · fr délavé (of colour that has lost its intensity) · uk бля́клий (of colour that has lost its intensity) · pon pohmarungurung (of colour that has lost its intensity) · la dēcolor (of colour that has lost its intensity) · mi mārari (of colour that has lost its intensity) · mi hātea (of colour that has lost its intensity) · uk розми́тий (of colour that has lost its intensity) · sv urblekt (of colour that has lost its intensity) · mi horotea (of colour that has lost its intensity) · da visnet (of colour that has lost its intensity)