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fade.

tasteless, insipid

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/fad/
  1. tasteless, insipid

  2. boring; lukewarm

Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *fatidus, blend of Latin fatuus and vapidus.

noun/fad/
  1. share of loot / booty

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *fatidus, blend of Latin fatuus and vapidus.

noun/fad/
  1. fairy.

    feminine · regional
    — C’est le trou aux fades, mon parrain. — Les fades ! N’est-ce pas les fées que tu veux dire ? — Je ne connais pas les fées, mon parrain. — Mais, qu’est-ce que c’est que les fades ? — C’est des femmes qu’on ne voit pas, mais qui font du bien ou du mal.
Where this word comes from

From Latin fata (“the Fates”). See fada.

verb/fad/
  1. inflection of fader: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of fader: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *fatidus, blend of Latin fatuus and vapidus.

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