adj

• (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.
  "1825, Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, review of Theodric by Thomas Campbell Passages that are somewhat fade."

noun

• (golf) A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
  "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."
• (slang) A fight.
• (music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
• (slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
  "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."

verb

• (transitive, golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
  "The Golden Bear faded the ball from left to right with great consistency, so he seldom had to worry about trouble on the left."
• (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  "The earth mourneth and fadeth away."
• (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
  "[flowers] that never fade"
• (intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
  "The milkman's whistling faded into the distance."

adj

• (archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.