Fade (?) a. [F., prob. fr. L.
vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] "Passages that
are somewhat fade." Jeffrey.
His masculine taste gave him a sense of something
fade and ludicrous.
De Quincey.Fade (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Faded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fading.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr.
fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to
fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf.
Fade, a., Vade.] 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.
"Flowers that never fade." Milton.
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.Fade, v. t. To cause to wither; to
deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
No winter could his laurels fade.
Dryden.