Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Fading
Fad′ing (fād′ĭng), a. Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. — n. Loss of color, freshness, or vigor. — Fad′ing·ly, adv. — Fad′ing·ness, n.
Fad′ing, n. An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. "Fading is a fine jig." [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.