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Webster 1913 Edition


Sfumato


Sfu-ma′to

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Adj.
[It.]
(Paint.)
Having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to give a misty appearance; – said of a painting.

Definition 2024


sfumato

sfumato

English

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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French

Noun

sfumato m (plural sfumatos)

  1. (art) sfumato

Italian

Verb

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

  1. past participle of sfumare

Adjective

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

  1. shaded
  2. hazy
  3. disappeared