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| Cheshire cat |
in the nineteenth-century children's novel Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, a grinning cat that magically disappears, his grin being the last to fade away. |
| colorfast |
having color that will not fade even with exposure to sun or multiple washings. |
| die1 |
to fade away; gradually disappear (usually followed by "away", "down", or "out"). [1/4 definitions] |
| die out |
to gradually disappear; fade. [1/2 definitions] |
| dim |
to fade, blur, or become darker. [1/9 definitions] |
| discolor |
to remove, change, or spoil the color of; cause to fade; stain. [2 definitions] |
| dissolve |
in films and videotapes, a change of scene by having one fade while the next appears dimly and gradually grows clearer and replaces the first. [1/5 definitions] |
| fade |
to cause to fade. [1/4 definitions] |
| fadeless |
combined form of fade. |
| melt |
to fade or mix, as from one state to another (often followed by "away," "in," or "into"). [1/4 definitions] |
| wash out |
to remove, eliminate, or fade. [1/4 definitions] |
| wither |
to lose freshness, suppleness, vitality or the like; droop; fade (often fol. by away). [2/5 definitions] |
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