sfumare.
to soften or lighten
Meaning & usage
to soften or lighten
to boil on a low heat
to taper (hair at the back of the neck)
to fade or fade away
le enormi nuvole stanno sfumando
to vanish, disappear
to begin to resemble; to lighten [with in ‘towards (a different shade or color)’] [auxiliary essere] (of a color)
un marrone che sfuma nel arancione
to fade [with in ‘into’]
le linee del paesaggio sfumano nella luce del tramonto
to blur (edges, borders, etc.)
sfumare i bordini della figura
Where this word comes from
From s- + fumo + -are.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.