sfumatura
Italian
Etymology
From sfumare + -tura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sfu.maˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: sfu‧ma‧tù‧ra
Noun
sfumatura f (plural sfumature)
- (also painting) gradation, gradient
- (painting) blurring of softening of the borders of a painting
- taper or crew cut at the back of the neck
- (music) slur
- undertone or implication
- nelle sue parole c'era una certa sfumatura di tristezza
- in his words there was a certain undertone of sadness
Related terms
- sfumato
- sfumare