sfumatura — meaning in English

English meaning

• hue noun A color, or a particular shade or tint of a color.
• nuance noun A subtle difference or shade of meaning, feeling, or tone.
• shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
• tinge noun A small trace of colour, or by extension, of any quality.

Senses

sfumatura is used for these senses in English:

• hue A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
• nuance (countable) A minor distinction.
• nuance Subtlety or fine detail.
• shade (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
• shade A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
• tinge The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.

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