Faded vs. Diminished — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Faded and Diminished
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Faded
To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually
The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor.
Diminished
To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen.
Faded
To lose freshness; wither
Summer flowers that had faded.
Diminished
To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of
"Her upper-class perfection ... somehow diminished me" (Shirley Abbott).
Faded
To lose strength or vitality; wane
Youthful energy that had faded over the years.
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Diminished
To cause to taper.
Faded
To disappear gradually; vanish
A hope that faded.
Diminished
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.
Faded
(Sports) To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.
Diminished
To become smaller or less.
Faded
(Football) To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.
Diminished
To taper.
Faded
To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength
Exposure to sunlight has faded the carpet.
Diminished
Simple past tense and past participle of diminish
Faded
(Sports) To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice.
Diminished
Lessened, reduced
The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
Faded
(Games) To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.
Diminished
Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
She felt diminished by the report card.
Faded
The act of fading.
Diminished
(music) reduced by a semitone
Faded
A gradual dimming or increase in the brightness or loudness of a light source or audio signal.
Diminished
Impaired by diminution
Faded
A transition in a cinematic work or slide presentation in which the image gradually appears on or disappears from a blank screen.
Diminished
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use;
Partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
Faded
(Sports) A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf.
Diminished
(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval;
A diminished fifth
Faded
A control mechanism on a stereo that adjusts the distribution of power between the front and rear channels.
Diminished
Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);
Her comments made me feel small
Faded
A style of haircut in which the hair is cut close to the sides and back of the head and trimmed to result in gradually longer lengths toward the top of the head.
Faded
Simple past tense and past participle of fade
Faded
That has lost some of its former colour or intensity.
A faded tablecloth
A faded rock star of the 1970s
Faded
High on drugs; stoned
Faded
That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim.
Where the faded moonMade a dim silver twilight.
Faded
Having lost freshness or brilliance of color;
Sun-bleached deck chairs
Faded jeans
A very pale washed-out blue
Washy colors
Faded
Reduced in strength;
The faded tones of an old recording
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