colorfast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌlɚˌfæst/

Word forms

colorfast more colorfast most colorfast colourfast

Etymology

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

Related words

Derived words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.