fakulás

Fakulás is a Hungarian noun describing the process or result of fading, paling, or waning. It is used for the fading of light or color, such as the diminishing brightness of daylight or the paleing of pigments. The term can also be used figuratively to denote a decline in vitality, intensity, or quality, for example the fakulás of a moment, a tradition, or an institution.

Etymology and form: Fakulás is derived from the verb fakul, meaning to pale or fade. The abstract noun is formed with the suffix -ás, a common way in Hungarian to express a process or state resulting from an action. The word often appears in literary or descriptive contexts.

Usage and senses: In physical contexts, fakulás refers to the gradual loss of brightness or color, typically associated with dusk, twilight, or weathering of pigments. In literary or rhetorical contexts, it describes atmospheres or images that become less vivid, as well as figurative declines in enthusiasm, intensity, or authority. Common collocations include fakuló fény (fading light) and fakulás a napnyugta környékén (the fading around sunset).

See also: Fakul (to pale or fade), halványulás (fading), elhalványulás (waning).