fadings
Slow losses of intensity
Fadings is a plural noun for instances of becoming less vivid, strong, or distinct.
Colors undergo fadings from sunlight exposure.
Audio recordings may have fadings at track ends.
The word appears in technical contexts—photography, textiles, sound engineering—more often than in everyday speech: The fabric showed fadings along the creases.
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- passingMoving by or temporary
transient · momentary · impermanent · short-lived · temporary · brief · fleetingness · transitoriness
Failing to retain memories
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
haziness · blurring · obscuring · erasure · amnesia · oblivion · forgetfulness · dreamlike
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- weakeningBecoming less strong
lessening · subsiding · receding · tapering · abating · attenuation · decrease · reduction
Losing color with age
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
wear · deterioration · wrinkles · time-worn · patina · oxidation · erosion · decay
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
passing · transient · momentary · impermanent · short-lived · temporary · brief · fleetingness · transitoriness · ephemerality
forgetting
Failing to retain memories
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
dimming · haziness · blurring · obscuring · erasure · amnesia · oblivion · forgetfulness · dreamlike · ghostly
waning
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
weakening · lessening · subsiding · receding · tapering · abating · attenuation · decrease · reduction · deterioration
graying
Losing color with age
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
discoloration · wear · deterioration · wrinkles · time-worn · patina · oxidation · erosion · decay · vintage
fadingsintensifications
Increases in strength
brightenings · amplifications · escalations · increases · growths
fadingsbrightenings
Increases in luminosity
emergences · appearances · materializations · manifestations · clarifications
fadingspersistences
Continued existences despite obstacles
endurances · continuations · preservations · survivals · permanences
- 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