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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.

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.

2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness;
to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.


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