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ombré

/ˈɒmbɹeɪ/

ombré noun: a gradual blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark.

ombré: a gradual blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark
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Noun

ombré (countable and uncountable, plural ombrés)

  1. A 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 Atlantic
    Synonyms:
    gradient

Synonyms of ombré

Forms of ombré

pluralombrés
alternative formombre

Origin of ombré

From French ombré (“shaded”).

Questions about ombré

What does ombré mean?
Ombré means a gradual blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark.
What part of speech is ombré?
Ombré is a noun.
How do you pronounce ombré?
Ombré is pronounced /ˈɒmbɹeɪ/.
What is the plural of ombré?
The plural of ombré is ombrés.

Words near ombré in the dictionary

  1. ombrotrophic
  2. ombrotrophy
  3. ombrotype
  4. ombrotypes
  5. ombrotypic
  6. ombré
  7. ombrés
  8. ombu
  9. ombud
  10. ombuds
  11. ombudsman

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