Emily Dickinson Lexicon

faded, verbal adj. [see fade, v.]

1. Dull; less potent; less lively; [fig.] calmer; pacified; less stormy.
2. Insignificant; no longer important.
3. Aging; grown older; no longer youthful.
4. Less vivid; less desirable; worn out; losing color.
5. Waning; growing dim; diminished in light.
6. Bland; less savory; tasteless; less substantial; not nourishing.
7. Forgotten; lost from memory.