colorfast

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/ˈkʌlɚˌfæst/

adjective

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.

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Meanings

adjectivecolorfast (comparative more colorfast, superlative most colorfast)

comparative more colorfast · superlative most colorfast · alternative UK colourfast

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving color that is resistant to fading or running

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imperviousimperviable
Also see
imperviableimperviouslightfastnonfadingunfadeable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Bulgarian неизбеляващ
  • неизбеляващ (neizbeljavašt)having colors that will not run or fade
Finnish värinpitävä
  • värinpitävähaving colors that will not run or fade
German farbecht
  • farbechthaving colors that will not run or fade
Hungarian színtartó
  • színtartóhaving colors that will not run or fade
Japanese 色の落ちない, 変色しない
  • 色の落ちない (iro no ochinai)having colors that will not run or fade
  • 変色しない (henshoku-shinai)having colors that will not run or fade
Cite this entry
APA

colorfast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorfast

MLA

“colorfast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorfast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colorfast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorfast.

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