Explore Lightfast through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Lightfast in a sentence
Lightfast meaning
Resistant to fading.
Using Lightfast
- The main meaning on this page is: Resistant to fading.
Context around Lightfast
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lightfast
- In this selection, "lightfast" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pigments stand out and add context to how "lightfast" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are not lightfast and pastels with lightfast pigments are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lightfast" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lightfast
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This means: * Only pastels with lightfast pigments are used. (9 words)
Dyes At one time acridine dyes were commercially significant, but they are now uncommon because they are not lightfast. (19 words)
Dyes At one time acridine dyes were commercially significant, but they are now uncommon because they are not lightfast. (19 words)
This means: * Only pastels with lightfast pigments are used. (9 words)
Example sentences (2)
Dyes At one time acridine dyes were commercially significant, but they are now uncommon because they are not lightfast.
This means: * Only pastels with lightfast pigments are used.