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airbrush en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush English airbrush From air + brush.

Meanings

1. A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
air-brush		alternative	lexicographic
airbrushes	Number=Plur		lexicographic
air brush		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

airtist · airbrusher

Translations (12)

es aerógrafo (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · sq aerográf (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · ga aerdhathadóir (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · cs fixírka (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · fr aérographe (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · fi retussiruisku (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · pl aerograf (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · cmn 噴筆 /喷笔 (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · fi kynäruisku (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · sq aerográfi (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · de Airbrush (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) · ca aerògraf (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air)

airbrush en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush English airbrush From air + brush.

Meanings

1. To paint using an airbrush.
2. To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
   • This photo has definitely been airbrushed; no one has skin this smooth.
3. (broadly, figuratively) To edit or alter something in order to make it appear better.
   • They'd spent one evening together sixteen months ago, and Falk was acutely aware that he'd probably airbrushed and edited at least some of it without meaning to. 2022, Jane Harper, Exiles, page 287:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
air-brush		alternative	lexicographic
air brush		alternative	lexicographic
airbrushes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
airbrushing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
airbrushed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
airbrushed	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Synonyms

doctor (enhance a photograph) · photoshop (enhance a photograph)

Translations (1)

eo pistolfarbi (to paint using an airbrush)