sfumatura

Meaning

1. (feminine) gradation, gradient
2. (feminine) blurring of softening of the borders of a painting
3. (feminine) taper or crew cut at the back of the neck
4. (feminine) slur
5. (feminine) undertone or implication

Concepts

nuance

hue

shade

shading

tone

tint

blend

tincture

blee

gradient

nicety

refinement

subtlety

tinge

antialiasing

Synonyms

tonalità

gradazione

tinta

colore

cromaticità

riflesso

sottigliezza

tono

varietà

nuance

tonalita

gradiente

colorazione

colorito

Translations

nuance

matiz

matiz

teinte

matís

tom

Schattierung

Farbton

nuança

schakering

tint

tono

ton

απόχρωση

Hyphenated as

sfu‧ma‧tù‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sfu.maˈtu.ra/

Etymology

From sfumare + -tura. Several steps omitting from Latin fūmus.
For the meaning development compare French nuance (< Latin nūbēs).