Sfumato Definition

sfo͝o-mätō
noun
An effect, as in oil painting, of the tones shading into one another so that there are no sharp outlines.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sfumato

Noun

Singular:
sfumato
Plural:
sfumatos

Origin of Sfumato

  • Italian from past participle of sfumare to evaporate, fade out s- from (from Latin ex- ex–) fumare to smoke (from Latin fūmāre fumatory)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian sfumato, 'shaded, toned down' (1909)

    From Wiktionary

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