fading
Losing its brightness
Fading describes something growing dimmer, weaker, or less distinct over time.
Light fades at dusk.
Colors fade in sunlight.
Memories fade with age.
A fading star loses brightness or fame.
In audio and film, fading is the gradual decrease in volume or visibility: The scene ended with the music fading to silence.
What's fading is in the process of disappearing but hasn't gone yet.
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- atrophyWasting from disuse
erosion · degeneration · diminishing · dwindling · ebbing · recession · slump · downturn
Decreasing in brightness
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- palingStakes forming a boundary
- dullingRemoving keenness or luster
- bleachingChemical color removal
muting · softening · shadowing · obscuring · clouding · greying · yellowing · flickering
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
- memoriesStored past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
bygone · wistful · melancholy · longing · retrospection · vintage · hazy · distant
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- passingMoving by or temporary
short-lived · impermanent · brief · evanescent · temporary · elusive · perishable · fragile
Ceasing to be visible
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
dispersing · receding · departing · withdrawing · erasure · obliteration · extinction · effacement
waning
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- decayGradual organic breakdown
atrophy · erosion · degeneration · diminishing · dwindling · ebbing · recession · slump · downturn · regression
dimming
Decreasing in brightness
bleaching · muting · softening · shadowing · obscuring · clouding · greying · yellowing · flickering · guttering
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
- memoriesStored past experiences
yesteryear · bygone · wistful · melancholy · longing · retrospection · vintage · hazy · distant · bittersweet
fleeting
Passing very quickly
passing · short-lived · impermanent · brief · evanescent · temporary · elusive · perishable · fragile · mortal
vanishing
Ceasing to be visible
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
melting · dispersing · receding · departing · withdrawing · erasure · obliteration · extinction · effacement · absorption
twilight
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- afterglowLingering light or feeling
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
evening · horizon · sundown · nightfall · gloaming · amber · silhouette · crimson · rosy · softening
- color changedyeing, tinting, bleaching, darkening, lightening
- decliningdeclining, waning, diminishing, decreasing, ebbing
- deterioratingdecaying, decomposing, degrading, rotting, eroding
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- discolorationdiscoloration, stain, stains, staining, spots
- gradual declinewaning, dwindling, diminishing, ebbing, declining
fadingbrightening
Increasing in light
intensifying · glowing · vivifying · deepening · sharpening
fadinglasting
Continuing through time
enduring · permanent · persisting · long-lasting · unfading
- fading awayGradual disappearance from perception
- fading memoryRecollection growing less distinct
- fading fastDeteriorating at speed
- fading lightDiminishing illumination
- fading outGradual decrease to nothing
- fading to blackCinematic darkness transition