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colorfast en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkʌlɚˌfæst/

Etymology

From color + fast. Compare West Frisian kleurfêst (“colourfast”), Dutch kleurvast (“colourfast”).

Meanings

  1. Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most colorfast Degree=Sup lexicographic
colourfast UK, alternative lexicographic
more colorfast Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

colorfastness · noncolorfast

Hyponyms

sunfast · lightfast

Relateds

waterfast

Translations (6)

ja 変色しない (having colors that will not run or fade) · de farbecht (having colors that will not run or fade) · ja 色の落ちない (having colors that will not run or fade) · fi värinpitävä (having colors that will not run or fade) · bg неизбеляващ (having colors that will not run or fade) · hu színtartó (having colors that will not run or fade)