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- [lahyt fast, fahst]
- /laɪt fæst, fɑst/
- /laɪt fɑːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyt fast, fahst]
- /laɪt fæst, fɑst/
Definitions of light-fast word
- adjective light-fast not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light. 1
- adjective light-fast (of a dye or dyed article) unaffected by light 0
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Origin of light-fast
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; light1 + fast1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Light-fast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
light-fast popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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