Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colourfast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: colour-fast
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)

Etymology

Etymology tree English colour Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English colourfast From colour + fast.

Inflected Forms

more colourfast (comparative) most colourfast (superlative)

Derived Forms

noncolourfast

Questions

What does colourfast mean?: Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
Where does colourfast come from?: Etymology tree English colour Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English colourfast From colour + fast.

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