sfumato

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Italian sfumato, 'shaded, toned down' (1909)

[edit] Noun

sfumato (usually uncountable; plural sfumatos)

  1. In painting, the application of subtle layers of translucent paint so that there is no visible transition between colors, tones and often objects.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

sfumato m (f sfumata, m plural sfumati, f plural sfumate)

  1. past participle of sfumare

[edit] Adjective

sfumato m. (f. sfumata, m plural sfumati, f plural sfumate)

  1. shaded
  2. hazy
  3. disappeared
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