bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
(adjective) having lost freshness or brilliance of color; “sun-bleached deck chairs”; “faded jeans”; “a very pale washed-out blue”; “washy colors”
attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened
(adjective) reduced in strength; “the faded tones of an old recording”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
faded
simple past tense and past participle of fade
faded (comparative more faded, superlative most faded)
(sometimes, figurative) That has lost some of its former colour or intensity.
(US, slang) high on drugs; stoned
Source: Wiktionary
Fad"ed, a.
Definition: That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim. "His faded cheek." Milton. Where the faded moon Made a dim silver twilight. Keats.
Fade a. Etym: [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]
Definition: 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.] Etym: [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.
Definition: To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. No winter could his laurels fade. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
