Meanings
nounombré (countable and uncountable, plural ombrés)
plural ombrés · alternative ombre
- countableuncountableartsA gradual blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark.
PrettyLittleThing had hundreds of leggings listed on its website, and I looked at all of them: white faux leather, flame-print mesh, seamless gray ombré.
2021 February 6, Rachel Monroe, “Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World”, in The AtlanticSynonyms: gradient
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gradual blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark.
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Origin
- Frenchombré“shaded”
- Englishombré
From French ombré (“shaded”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian омбре
- омбре (ombre)gradual blending of colors
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