Definition of fade
faded
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intransitive verb
1 : to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither fading flowers
2 : to lose freshness or brilliance of color The fabrics faded in the strong sunshine.
3 : to sink away : vanish a fading memory The smile faded from his face.
4 : to change gradually in loudness, strength, or visibility —used of a motion-picture image or of an electronics signal and usually with in or out One scene fades out as the next scene fades in. The radio signal faded out as we got further away from the station.
5 of an automobile brake : to lose braking power gradually
6 : to move back from the line of scrimmage —used of a quarterback
7 of a ball or shot : to move in a slight to moderate slice
transitive verb
: to cause to fade time has not completely faded the humor of these verses — G. H. Genzmer
fader
nounPeople Are Reading
Examples of fade in a Sentence
The flowers were fading in the vase.
the fading light of late afternoon
She was fading fast from the effects of the pneumonia.
We watched the ship gradually fade from view as it sailed away.
The smile faded from his face.
Hopes for a quick end of the crisis are fading fast.
Their reasons for leaving have faded from memory.
He's trying to recapture the faded glory of his youth.
The band's popularity has faded in recent years.
The fabric will fade unless you protect it from the sunlight.
Recent Examples of fade from the Web
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As a result, Shareef’s community has realized that, as the relevance of this American sect fades into the background, New Medinah’s existence might die with its founders.
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Should the fading Ottoman Empire join the Triple Entente (Britain, France and Russia) or go with the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary)?
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In the past couple of weeks, the most common complaint form parents and students is that taking a do-over AP exam would put students at a disadvantage because the material would have faded from their minds.
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My father’s words hurt even worse than the hitting, because words lasted long after the marks faded.
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Unfortunately these documents grew harder and harder to read over time, in part because the ink would fade from a dark black to a light brown; the parchment slowly darkened as well.
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Proposed Conditions’ But Shin Beomchul, a professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, said the chances of inter-Korean talks are fading.
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The halo effect from stopping The Joker — er, sorry, Hillary Clinton — never fades in the eyes of Trump supporters.
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While the two sides are spoken of often — McBurney is after all, a prisoner of war of these Confederate women — the real issues of the war fade into the background in this school for girls.
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Origin and Etymology of fade
Middle English, from Anglo-French *fader, from fade feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid
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Definition of fade
1a : fade-outb : a gradual changing of one picture to another in a motion-picture or television sequence
2 : a fading of an automobile brake
3 : a slight to moderate and usually intentional slice in golf
4 : a hairstyle similar to a crew cut in which the hair on top of the head stands high
Examples of fade in a Sentence
The movie ends with a fade to black.
Recent Examples of fade from the Web
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The barbershop serves men, women and children and offers cuts, colors and fades.
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Spieth's favorite fade was aimed a little too far left off the tee and the ball hit a tree and bounced into the middle of the fairway.
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After incidents far more deadly, and at times even less riven with division, the moment of unity inevitably fades, replaced by the capital’s familiar infighting and harsh, personal attacks.
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That improbable effort, a fade from the sand with a tight landing zone in front of the green, a front porch protected by a staggering five bunkers, resulted in an 18½-foot putt.
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The Kentucky Derby fade followed the win in the Wood.
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Despite the arrival of boutiques selling $840 sneakers and $165 hoodies, and the slow fade of almost every shop that lined the street in the 1960s, the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood remains evocatively off-kilter.
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Prices have languished as demand for a haven investment fades and rising borrowing costs make bullion less competitive against assets that pay interest.
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The tee shots are still powerful with a slight fade, the most intimidating club in his bag.
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Origin and Etymology of fade
see 1fade
Origin and Etymology of fade
Middle English, from Anglo-French
Financial Definition of FADE
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What It Is
A fade is an investment strategy devoted to doing the opposite of the prevailing wisdom. In the brokerage sector, it also refers to a dealer's inability or refusal to fill an order at the prevailing bid/ask spread the dealer has published (that is, the dealer "fades" from trading).
How It Works
Fade investors love to do what's out of favor. They tend to buy when everyone else is selling, sell when everyone else is buying, and wait when everyone else is active. The result is that the contrarian often buys a cheap security that everyone else is calling a dog and sells a security that everyone else is clamoring to get into.
Fade investors often look for stocks with low price-to-earnings ratios. When the market goes up, they sometimes prefer value stocks to growth stocks; when the market goes down, they often favor growth stocks over value stocks.
The Dogs of the Dow strategy is a popular fade strategy whereby investors purchase the highest-yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Remember, a stock has to pay a relatively high dividend and have a relatively low stock price to have a high dividend yield. When any of the investor's stocks rise in price so much that they are no longer one of the ten highest dividend-yield stocks, he sells them, capturing the gain and reinvesting the proceeds in the newest "dog."
Why It Matters
Fade investors zig when everyone else zags. They have strong stomachs, a sense of independence, and an ability to resist the temptations of going with the crowd. That can mean picking up a few dogs, and that can mean sticking with a stock if it has become a dog. Fade investors are not always right, but the philosophy has attracted many happy investors over the years. Even Burton Malkiel, who developed the random walk theory, which says there is no reliable way to beat the market in the long run, acknowledges that contrarian strategies can be successful. They tend to outperform other trading strategies because market reversals are often based on economic facts rather than investor psychology.
It is important to note that fade investing often works best for investors who have thoroughly analyzed the fundamentals of the companies they invest in. Companies with solid management teams, innovative products, efficient processes and good profit margins can often weather being unpopular with the crowd.
FADE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of fade for English Language Learners
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: to lose strength or freshness : to become weaker
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: to disappear gradually
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: to become less bright : to lose color
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Definition of fade for English Language Learners
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: a gradual change from one picture to another in a movie or television program
FADE Defined for Kids
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