Jade vs. Fade — What's the Difference?

Jade is an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties, though it appears naturally in other colors as well, notably yellow and white. Jade can refer to either of two different silicate minerals: nephrite (a silicate of calcium and magnesium in the amphibole group of minerals), or jadeite (a silicate of sodium and aluminium in the pyroxene group of minerals).

To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually

A hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite

To lose freshness; wither

A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.

To lose strength or vitality; wane

An old or worn-out horse.

To disappear gradually; vanish

Either of two distinct minerals, nephrite and jadeite, that are generally pale green or white and are used mainly as gemstones or in carving.

(Sports) To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.

A carving made of jade.

(Football) To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.

Jade green.

To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength

A broken-down or useless horse; a nag.

(Sports) To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice.

A woman regarded as promiscuous.

(Games) To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.

An outgoing, often flirtatious girl.

The act of fading.

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

A gradual dimming or increase in the brightness or loudness of a light source or audio signal.

A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.

A transition in a cinematic work or slide presentation in which the image gradually appears on or disappears from a blank screen.

A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.

(Sports) A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf.

A horse too old to be put to work.

A control mechanism on a stereo that adjusts the distribution of power between the front and rear channels.

A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.

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.

Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

(archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.

To fatigue, tire, or weary (someone or something).

(archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.

(obsolete) To treat (someone or something) like a jade; to spurn.

(golf) A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).

(obsolete) To make (someone or something) contemptible and ridiculous.

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.

A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.

(slang) A fight.

A color resembling that of jade{1}; it varies from yellowish-green to bluish-green.

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).

A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag.

(slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.

A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man.

To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.

A young woman; - generally so called in irony or slight contempt.

(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

To treat like a jade; to spurn.

(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

To make ridiculous and contemptible.

(intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.

To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire, make dull, or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.

(transitive) To cause to fade.

To become weary; to lose spirit.

To bet against (someone).

A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.

A woman adulterer

To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

A light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

An old or over-worked horse

To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.

Get tired of something or somebody

To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.

Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;

A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer;

Similar to the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

Gradually ceasing to be visible

Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;

Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality;

Disappear gradually;

Become feeble;