fade away

== English == === Verb === fade away (third-person singular simple present fades away, present participle fading away, simple past and past participle faded away) To lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly. Coordinate terms: fall away, slip away, tail off, taper off, trail off ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fade away (art) A painting technique in which young women's clothes fade into the background. === References === "Fade-away girl in front of a mirror", 1912. Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston. Skirt outline. Life (magazine), January 27, 1910, cover. Wikimedia Commons.