fade
/feɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.86 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "1825, Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, review of Theodric by Thomas Campbell Passages that are somewhat fade."
- "His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous."
- "If you confine yourself to hitting straight shots while you are developing your golf swing, you are less likely to develop a preference for hitting a fade or a draw."
- "Ace could have done a fade. Instead, he gathered all his courage — which was not inconsiderable, even in his middle age — and went to see the Flying Corson Brothers."
- "The Golden Bear faded the ball from left to right with great consistency, so he seldom had to worry about trouble on the left."
- "The earth mourneth and fadeth away."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /feɪd/
- British English: /feɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
fader (comparative)
fadest (superlative)
fades (plural)
fades (present, singular)
fading (participle, present)
faded (participle, past)
faded (past)
vade (alternative, obsolete)
more fade (comparative)
most fade (superlative)