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colorfastness

colorfastness noun: the characteristic of being colorfast.

Noun

colorfastness (usually uncountable, plural colorfastnesses)

  1. (usually) The characteristic of being colorfast.
    • I have had less success with colorfastness when using plants grown indoors in winter under grow lights versus the same plants used in the height of summer.2026, Stefanie Johnson, “Speckles and Tonals”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 51

Forms of colorfastness

pluralcolorfastnesses
alternative formcolour fastness
alternative formcolourfastness

Origin of colorfastness

From colorfast + -ness.

Questions about colorfastness

What does colorfastness mean?
Colorfastness means the characteristic of being colorfast.
What part of speech is colorfastness?
Colorfastness is a noun.
What is the plural of colorfastness?
The plural of colorfastness is colorfastnesses.

Words near colorfastness in the dictionary

  1. coloreds
  2. colorer
  3. colorers
  4. colores
  5. colorfast
  6. colorfastness
  7. colorfastnesses
  8. colorfield
  9. colorful
  10. colorful bluetail
  11. colorful bluetails

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