Bleached (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The model's bleached hair stood out against her dark skin tone.
- She had always wanted to be a blonde, so she went to the salon to get her hair bleached.
- The bleached denim jeans were a staple of 80s fashion.
- After years of sun exposure, the once-vibrant colors of the fabric had become bleached and faded.
- The actress's bleached eyebrows added to her edgy, avant-garde look.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sun-bleached sign creaked in the wind, its letters barely legible.
- Her bleached hair had lost its vibrant color and now looked dull and lifeless.
- The faded photographs had been bleached by years of exposure to sunlight.
- The bleached wood of the old pier had been worn smooth by the constant pounding of the waves.
- The artist's use of bleached colors gave the painting a haunting, ethereal quality.