Meaning of lightfast | Babel Free
ˈlaɪtfæstEquivalents
Bosanski
ben
Deutsch
lichtecht
Español
no desteñible
Hrvatski
ben
Српски
ben
Українська
світлостійкий
Tiếng Việt
ben
Examples
“Verdigris is lightfast in oil paint⟳, as numerous examples of fifteenth-century paintings show⟳.”
“Some ink-and-paper combinations are more lightfast than others, and the resulting prints are more fade-resistant.”
“Tara, a gallotannin, is often quoted as being the most lightfast vegetable tannin and makes very pale coloured leather.”
“The blue, or cyan, is the most lightfast ink used in the printing process⟳, so it lasts the longest. That blue, incidentally, is the phthalocyanine blue pigment. You can easily test⟳ to determine⟳ whether any material is lightfast.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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