Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Retaining color, freshness, value, or usefulness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not liable to lose strength or freshness of coloring.
- Not liable to wither or decay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not losing color or value.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of an imaginary flower that never fades
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Examples
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Although no beam of light can approach the precious jewel, yet it shineth still in unfading beauty -- a child of the heavenly light, which it faithfully treasures up within its own bosom!
A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding Sophia Orne 1873
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Armchair conquistadors rejoice, because the expansion adds a new area called Amaranthine -- a word that means "undying" or "unfading" -- and invites you to probe the origins of the original game's diabolic darkspawn.
Netflash 2010
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Armchair conquistadors rejoice, because the expansion adds a new area called Amaranthine -- a word that means "undying" or "unfading" -- and invites you to probe the origins of the original game's diabolic darkspawn.
Computerworld News 2010
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Top Indian actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, in an interview to The News, recalled unfading memories of his eight-year association with the former Pakistani President, General Ziaul Haq.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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For months Amara, Greek for unfading, eternal, has been trying to decide how to leave and where to go.
A Far-Off Place Alisen Eiland 2011
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* Illumine the eyes of my heart, * you who once gave birth to the unfading Light * Who illumines the ends of the earth * through the fiery sign of His judgment.
"Lent is the sacramental expression of the brief life we live here..." 2009
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Earlier this year today's Chester auctioneers sold the boots apparently worn by Sir Stanley Matthews in his unfading 1953 FA Cup final for £38,400, while his medal was sold by Sotheby's in 2001 for £23,500 to the Stoke City buff and television presenter Nick Hancock, which still seems a bargain.
Tears for souvenirs as Best and Stiles memorabilia go up for auction Frank Keating 2010
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* Illumine the eyes of my heart, * you who once gave birth to the unfading Light * Who illumines the ends of the earth * through the fiery sign of His judgment.
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Norman Mailer described life at the mansion as "outward-bound and timeless", and indeed Hefner seems to float in an airbrushed dream space, an unfading caricature of his former self.
Hugh Hefner in six volumes Christopher Turner 2010
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Take this road for the remission of your sins, assured of the unfading glory of the kingdom of heaven. '
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