sfumato
English
Etymology
Italian sfumato (“shaded, toned down”) (1909).
Noun
sfumato (usually uncountable, plural sfumatos)
- 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
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See also
- sfumatura
- atmospheric perspective
French
Noun
sfumato m (plural sfumatos)
- (art) sfumato
Further reading
- “sfumato”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sfuˈma.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: sfu‧mà‧to
Participle
sfumato (feminine sfumata, masculine plural sfumati, feminine plural sfumate)
- past participle of sfumare
Adjective
sfumato (feminine sfumata, masculine plural sfumati, feminine plural sfumate)
- shaded
- hazy
- disappeared
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian sfumato.
Noun
sfumato n (uncountable)
- sfumato
Declension
declension of sfumato (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) sfumato | sfumatoul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) sfumato | sfumatoului |
| vocative | sfumatoule | |