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fadeaway

fadeaway

4.9
A slow decrease in sound or light until it disappears
  • noun
  • /ˈfeɪdəˌweɪ/
translation icon : desvanecimiento
  • As the sun set, the colors in the sky made a beautiful fadeaway into darkness.

Examples

  • The sound of the music began to fadeaway.

  • The applause came to a slow fadeaway as the performer left the stage.

  • The music ended with a gentle fadeaway that left the room silent.

  • As the sun set, the light slowly started to fadeaway.

  • The musician's voice had a beautiful fadeaway as the last note drifted into silence.

  • As the sun set, its light began to show a gentle fadeaway, casting long shadows on the ground.

  • The fadeaway of the sound from the concert left the audience in a peaceful hush.

Synonyms

disappearance
vsfadeaway
65 3.7

A person or thing not seen where it was before

describes a gradual reduction leading to that state rather than sudden loss
fading away
vsfadeaway
5 3.8

A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone

names gradual change that may not reach almost nothing
evanescence
vsfadeaway
  • Literature
1 9.6

A brief fading from sight or memory

means a plain gradual loss rather than a poetic fleeting quality
fading
vsfadeaway
1 3.0

A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time

names the decrease as a whole rather than the process
fadeout
vsfadeaway
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A slow disappearance of sound or image at the end of a recording

is the general term for gradual decrease in many contexts
waning
vsfadeaway
1 6.0

A gradual decrease in size or strength

focuses on gradual loss in sensory presence like sound or light

Antonyms

524 1.0

The extra amount added to something to make it larger

amplification
  • Specialized
8 5.3

Making an electric signal stronger, for example a sound or radio signal

How Noticeable

fadeaway
4.9
decline
439 3.9
diminution
5 7.9
disappearance
65 3.7

Surface Forms

fadeaway singular
fadeaways plural

Morphology

fadeaway = fade + away (transparent) = fade + away

Direct nominalization of the verb phrase 'fade away' meaning a gradual disappearance; the meaning follows standard English composition rules.

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.