fadeaway
- noun
- /ˈfeɪdəˌweɪ/
- As the sun set, the colors in the sky made a beautiful fadeaway into darkness.
Examples
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The sound of the music began to fadeaway.
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The applause came to a slow fadeaway as the performer left the stage.
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The music ended with a gentle fadeaway that left the room silent.
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As the sun set, the light slowly started to fadeaway.
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The musician's voice had a beautiful fadeaway as the last note drifted into silence.
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As the sun set, its light began to show a gentle fadeaway, casting long shadows on the ground.
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The fadeaway of the sound from the concert left the audience in a peaceful hush.
Synonyms
A person or thing not seen where it was before
A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone
A brief fading from sight or memory
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
A slow disappearance of sound or image at the end of a recording
A gradual decrease in size or strength
Antonyms
- Specialized
Making an electric signal stronger, for example a sound or radio signal
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fadeaway is made of fade ('to become less bright, strong, or loud') and away ('to move away or disappear'), so it is a short way to say something slowly disappears. That is why a gentle end of music, light, or applause is called a fadeaway.