faded

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɪdɪd/
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Adjective

faded (comparative more faded, superlative most faded)

  1. That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
    a faded tablecloth
  2. (figuratively) That has lost some of its former strength or vigour.
    a faded rock star of the 1970s
    • 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 2023-08-26:
      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.
  3. (US, slang) High on drugs; stoned.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stoned
    • 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 2017-08-14:
      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?!"

Derived terms

Translations

(slang) high on drugs — see stoned

Verb

faded

  1. simple past and past participle of fade

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