fade
To slowly lose color or become less bright.
To gradually lose brightness, color, or vividness over time.
To slowly become weaker or less easy to notice.
To gradually lose strength, intensity, or distinctness.
To slowly make something seen or heard go away or start.
To make an image, light, or sound gradually disappear or appear.
Not bright or new anymore; having lost color or freshness.
No longer bright, fresh, or strong in color or appearance.
- Base: fade
- 3rd Person Singular: fades
- Present Participle: fading
- Past: faded
fade in
1Gradually appear in media
To slowly make a picture or sound start so that it appears smoothly.
- The movie fades in with a view of the mountains.
- Fade in the music at the start of the scene.
fade into the background
1Blend in and be unnoticed
To not be noticed because you are like everything else around you.
- She tried to fade into the background during the meeting.
- His quiet nature made him fade into the background.
fade out
1Gradually disappear in media
To slowly make a picture or sound go away until it is gone.
- The credits fade out as the screen turns black.
- Fade out the song at the end.
fade away
1Gradually disappear completely
To slowly go away until you cannot see, hear, or feel it anymore.
- The sound of the music faded away.
- The sound of the train faded away into the distance.
- His strength slowly faded away after the illness.
- His anger slowly faded away as he listened.
fade into obscurity
1Gradually be forgotten by public
To slowly be forgotten by most people.
- After one hit song, the singer faded into obscurity.
- After one hit song, the band faded into obscurity.
- Many old inventions have faded into obscurity.
- Many inventions fade into obscurity when better ones appear.
fade into obscurity
2slowly become unknown again
To slowly stop being noticed or remembered, until almost nobody knows about you or it.
- After one hit song, the band faded into obscurity.
- Many internet celebrities quickly fade into obscurity.
- Without new ideas, the company may fade into obscurity.