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Disappeared vs Faded - What's the difference?

disappeared | faded |

As adjectives the difference between disappeared and faded

is that disappeared is caused to disappear while faded is that has lost some of its former colour or intensity.

As verbs the difference between disappeared and faded

is that disappeared is past tense of disappear while faded is past tense of fade.

disappeared

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (often of a political dissident) Caused to disappear.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disappear)
  • * 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
    • In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.

    faded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fade)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That has lost some of its former colour or intensity.

    • Derived terms

    * fadedly * fadedness