fadedness
fadedness — 名詞
1. the condition of having lost brightness, colour, or sharpness, usually from age,
褪色
因日曬或使用而失去顏色的狀態
the condition of having lost brightness, colour, or sharpness, usually from age, wear, or exposure to light
Amara noticed the fadedness of the old photograph on her grandmother's shelf.
Amara 注意到祖母架上那張舊照片的褪色。
fadedness of + physical object pattern
The fadedness of the curtain showed years of strong afternoon sun.
窗簾的褪色顯示出它已承受多年強烈午後陽光。
Dimitri could barely read the sign because of the fadedness of the painted letters.
Dimitri 幾乎看不清標誌，因為上面的漆字已經褪色了。
cause-effect: because of the fadedness of
Keiko folded the shirt and saw the fadedness along every crease.
Keiko 折起襯衫時，看到每道摺痕都已經褪色。
The fadedness of the old banner showed it had faced months of direct sunlight.
那條舊橫幅的褪色顯示它已經承受了數月的直接日曬。
- noticeable fadedness
- signs of fadedness
- the fadedness of the fabric
- discolouration
broader — includes yellowing, staining, or darkening, not only loss of brightness
- paleness
typically describes skin or complexion rather than objects like fabric or photographs
- dullness
can describe something that was never bright; fadedness implies a previous vividness
- vividness
the quality of being strikingly bright or intense in colour
- brightness
the amount of light or colour intensity something gives off
用法筆記
Less common than the adjective 'faded'; speakers more often describe something as 'faded' than refer to its 'fadedness.' The noun is most natural in formal description or critical writing about visual art or textiles.