What is "fade"

Fade \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.
   --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 \Fade\, v. t. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.

No winter could his laurels fade.
--Dryden.

Fade \Fade\

1. [F., pro

2. 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.
   --De Quincey.

early 14c., "lose brightness, grow pale," from Old French fader "become weak, wilt, wither," from fade (adj.) "pale, weak; insipid, tasteless" (12c.), probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, which is said to be a blending of Latin fatuus "silly, tasteless" and vapidus "flat, flavorless." Related: Faded; fading. Of sounds, by 1819. Transitive sense from 1590s; in cinematography from 1918.\n\nAdieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades\n
Past the near meadows, over the still stream,\n
Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep\n
In the next valley-glades:\n
Was it a vision, or a waking dream?\n
Fled is that music:
--Do I wake or sleep?\n

[Keats, "Ode to a Nightingale"]

early 14c., "loss of freshness or vigor," from fade (adj.), c.1300, " lacking in brilliance; pale, discolored, dull," from Old French fade (see fade (v.)). As a type of tapering hairstyle from 1988 (fade-out style is in a 1985 "Ebony" article on men's haircuts).

Etymology 1

1. (context archaic English) strong; bold; doughty Etymology 2

   a. (context archaic English) weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. n. 1 (context golf English) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw. 2 A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade. 3 (context slang English) A fight 4 (context cinematography English) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot (as a means of cutting to a new scene) v

2. 1 (context intransitive English) To become faded; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. 2 (context intransitive English) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

1. n. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: slice, slicing]

2. gradually ceasing to be visible [syn: disappearance]

1. v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn: melt]

2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" [syn: wither]

3. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass]

4. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" [syn: languish]

FADE (or DEGRADE) is digital restrictions management software developed by Codemasters. It operates by detecting if a game has been pirated, and initially allows the player to use the game normally. It then gradually degrades certain game features over a time, eventually rendering it unplayable.

"Fade" was an extremely obscure single released promotionally in the Philippines by the band Blue Angel, taken from their 1980 album also called Blue Angel. Vocals were provided by Cyndi Lauper. It did not achieve any chart success and did not even have an accompanying picture sleeve. It was a last-ditch effort to capitalize on the record which had not lived up to sales expectations.

Fade is a 1988 young adult novel written by Robert Cormier.

"Fade" is a song by Staind from their 2001 album Break the Cycle, released as the third single from the album in late 2001. It was the last song played on MTV before turning to CBS's broadcast following 9/11.

Fade is the debut album by hard rock band Remove Silence, released by Dallas, Texas based Metaledge Records on September 21, 2010. The album was previously released in Brazil under the Dynamo Records label. Fade was submitted to the Grammy Awards for nomination consideration. The video for the title track has seen major airplay on MTV Brasil.

Fade (stylized as fade) was a Japanese-American rock band formed in 2001. To date, Fade has released 5 mini-albums, 3 full-length studio albums, and 2 singles. Fade is currently signed with record label Universal Music Japan. On April 9, 2014, fade announced an indefinite hiatus, in effect after the completion of their June tour.

Fade is the thirteenth full-length album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. It was produced by John McEntire, instead of Roger Moutenot, who had produced all their albums since 1993's Painful. It was recorded at Soma in Chicago, in the summer of 2012. It was released on January 15, 2013.

In audio engineering, a fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the level of an audio signal. The term can also be used for film cinematography or theatre lighting in much the same way (see fade (filmmaking) and fade (lighting)).

A recorded song may be gradually reduced to silence at its end (fade-out), or may gradually increase from silence at the beginning (fade-in). Fading-out can serve as a recording solution for pieces of music that contain no obvious ending. Both fades and cross-fades are very valuable since they allow the engineer to quickly and easily make sure that the beginning and the end of any audio region is smooth in order to not have any prominent glitches. It is necessary that there is a clear section of silence prior to the audio. Fade-ins and out can also be used to change the characteristics of a sound, for example a fade-in is used to soften the attack, especially in vocals where very plosive (‘b’,‘d’, and ‘p’) sounds can occur. It can also be used to soften up the attack of the drum and/or percussion instruments. A cross-fade can be manipulated through its rates and coefficients in order to create different styles of fading. Almost every fade is different; this means that the fade parameters must be adjusted according to the individual needs of the mix.

Though relatively rare, songs can fade out then fade back in. Some examples of this are " Helter Skelter" and " Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles, " Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley, " Rambling On" by Procol Harum, "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" by The Smiths, " Thank You" by Led Zeppelin, " It's Only Money, Pt. 2" by Argent and " Future" by Paramore.

In stage lighting, a fade is a gradual increase or decrease of the intensity of light projected onto the stage. The term fade-in refers to gradually changing the lighting level from complete darkness to a predetermined lighting level. A fade-out (also known as fade-to-black) refers to gradually decreasing the intensity of light until none is shining on the stage. A crossfade is when lighting levels are gradually altered from one setting to another. A fade-in is sometimes called a build, and where this terminology is used, a fade is understood to be a fade-out.

Increasing lighting intensities that are not black is referred to as a fade-up. Similarly, decreasing lighting intensities to a level above black is referred to as a fade-down.

Cross-fades are accomplished by executing fade-ups and/or fade-downs. In nearly all theatrical lighting designs, multiple lighting instruments are used to illuminate the stage at any one time. A cue refers to the recorded state of illumination for the entire stage at that time. The intensity of the lighting instruments are often altered with a single crossfade, altering the lighting state of the stage.

The lighting instruments are altered from a dimmer board or lighting control panel operated by a lighting technician. The dimmer board, now referred to as the lighting console, especially with newer digital control systems like DMX, uses a serial data stream to control multiple groups called "universes" of 512 DMX addresses to control compatible fixtures including dimmers, via different methods leading to a single twisted pair of wires connected to the fixtures. DMX consoles are largely computerized, thus allowing digital process control from multiple input devices, and synchronization via MIDI, SMPTE etc.

The terms fade in, fade out, and fade to black were borrowed by Hollywood, and are used in the formal structure of screenplays.

Fade is a point-and-click adventure game developed by the Fade Team and released for the Windows Mobile Professional platform in 2001. The game was critically acclaimed as the first large-scale adventure game for the platform. It is most often compared to Myst, the first immersive graphic adventure games for the PC, and the games in the Zork series.

The game was originally created in French, and was translated into English. This has resulted in some lines sounding rather awkward, and French remains in some parts of the game's dialogue. However, this has not posed a problem for many players.

The game's story is actually very complex. It has been compared to a similarly themed film, the critically acclaimed Memento.

FADE was broken up into chapters and re-released for the iPhone OS under a different name, 1112, on November 24, 2008.

"Fade" is a song by British music producer and DJ Jakwob, with vocals courtesy of Maiday. The song was released as a single on 15 March 2013 as a digital download in the UK. The song has peaked to number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Fade" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West. It serves as the third single from his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo (2016). The song features vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign and hip hop artist Post Malone.

"Fade" is the seventh and final single released from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single was released in two parts, called "Fade: The Epic Remixes Parts 1 & 2" featuring 24 different remixes from 9 different producers. With the June 18, 2011 issue of Billboard, "Fade" became Kristine W's 16th number one single on the Hot Dance/ Club Play Charts, and her seventh from The Power of Music. This number one single also moved her above Mariah Carey as the 7th artist with the most number ones on the Hot Dance/ Club Play Charts behind Madonna (who has 43 #1s) and Janet Jackson who has 22. With "Fade", Kristine W also broke the record for most #1 singles from one album on the Billboard Dance Charts.