The Clue
No longer sharp (5 letter answer)
The Answer
FADED
Tags
Notes
The answer FADED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Vanished
Withered
Became dim
Lost color
Sun-bleached
Washed out
Washed-out
No longer bright
No longer vivid
Past one's prime
Like old blue jeans
Definition
FADE as a verb:
1. (fade, melt) = become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
2. (fade, wither) = lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
3. (evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass) = disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
4. (languish, fade) = become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
FADED as an adjective:
1. (bleached, faded, washed-out, washy) = having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
2. (attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened) = reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"