fade-out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [feyd out]
- /feɪd aʊt/
- /feɪd ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [feyd out]
- /feɪd aʊt/

Definitions of fade-out word

noun fade-out an act or instance of fading. 1
noun fade-out Movies, Television Informal. a fade-out. 1
noun fade-out Automotive. brake fade. 1
verb without object fade-out to lose brightness or vividness of color. 1
verb without object fade-out to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination. 1
verb without object fade-out to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded. 1

See all 16 definitions of fade-out

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Origin of fade-out

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; noun use of verb phrase fade out

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Parts of speech for Fade-out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fade-out

fade-out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for fade-out

noun fade-out

departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
desertion — the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned
disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
dispersal — The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
dissipation — the act of dissipating.

All 23 Synonyms of fade-out