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Faded vs. Diminished — What's the Difference?

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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