1
: having lost freshness or depth of color
faded jeans
a faded photograph from 1931
2
: having weakened or diminished with the passage of time
a faded memory
I lie on the bed and look out the window then at the room's whitewashed walls with their message of past and faded glory.—
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rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing
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Meanwhile, her glam was soft and even-toned, bolstered only by a sharp baby wing of black liner, highlight on her nose and a faded taupe hue on her lips.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Each of the 22 pages, about the size of those in a typical hardcover book, is inscribed on both sides with easily visible black and faded-brown words written by the monks.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
The faded hand stencil, along with other spectacular cave paintings on the island of Sulawesi, were likely made by early humans who were part of a population that spread into a lost continent known as Sahul, which today encompasses Australia, Papua New Guinea and parts of Indonesia.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
The street style roundup regular shrugged on a faded blue workman shirt—complete with a retro name-tag patch—over a navy pleated skirt and tank top for a chic outfit that was both effortless and effective.
—Freya Drohan, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Each of the 22 pages, about the size of those in a typical hardcover book, is inscribed on both sides with easily visible black and faded-brown words written by the monks.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
The faded hand stencil, along with other spectacular cave paintings on the island of Sulawesi, were likely made by early humans who were part of a population that spread into a lost continent known as Sahul, which today encompasses Australia, Papua New Guinea and parts of Indonesia.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
The street style roundup regular shrugged on a faded blue workman shirt—complete with a retro name-tag patch—over a navy pleated skirt and tank top for a chic outfit that was both effortless and effective.
—Freya Drohan, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Faded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faded. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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