sfumato

English

Etymology

Italian sfumato (“shaded, toned down”) (1909).

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.

Translations

painting technique

• Finnish: sfumato

See also

• sfumatura
• atmospheric perspective

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French

Noun

sfumato m (plural sfumatos)

1. (art) sfumato

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Italian

Verb

sfumato m (feminine singular sfumata, masculine plural sfumati, feminine plural sfumate)

1. past participle of sfumare

Adjective

sfumato (feminine singular sfumata, masculine plural sfumati, feminine plural sfumate)

1. shaded
2. hazy
3. disappeared