Definition of washed out in English:

washed out

adjectiveˌwɒʃt ˈaʊt

1Faded by or as if by sunlight or repeated washing.
washed-out jeans
Example sentencesExamples
- You'll find colors washed out, muted, pale, and mostly inaccurate - with a skew toward blues.
- She was dressed in washed-out blue jeans that seemed to hug all the right places.
- The disc replicates that look accurately, leaving skin tones extremely pale and colors totally washed out.
- The color palette is a bit washed out, faded, but I think this is the print itself, and not a fault of the transfer process.
- When it comes to jeans, vintage, washed-out denim is this season's trend.
- There are more troubles with outdoor, brightly sunlit scenes, where colors tend to look a bit washed-out and faded.
- The spew in my hair, my top missing, this alien bathroom with its funny shower tiles, a kind of washed out blue with sea plants and animals inserted what seemed like randomly in between.
- In the hospital, washed-out blue is the new black.
- This autumn's colours are vile though, browns or an insipid pink and washed-out pale blue.
- The sleeves of his black shirt were rolled to his elbows and his washed out black jeans added charm to his looks.
- Yet again Shirley Henderson shines in a supporting role, her amazing use of a washed-out pale blue hoodie managing to convey her rage and pain after a humiliating break-up of her own.
- A cool day and the distant ridge of the Ngong hills is pale against the washed-out sky, with a thin layer of cloud flat and hard over the city.
- Warm reds, oranges and yellows fade to washed-out blues and muted greens, as the situations change and soulful jazz underscores moments of levity and pain.
- The cinematography matches well with the tone of the film - indoor shots are muted with washed-out grays and blues, soft but rich colors.
- If possible, he looked even more attractive in pyjama bottoms and that white, washed-out shirt.
- She wore dark, washed-out jeans that complemented her curves.
- Colors are generally faded and washed out, giving much of the movie a sort of beige sameness.
- Colors never looked washed out or faded, and blacks were solid with no signs of gray.
- Both movies share a bewitching visual style - lots of washed-out blues and greys, and the inscrutable narrative stylings of the best European art house fare.
- My sister and I stood in the funeral home's back room, painted a washed-out green like an old cafeteria's kitchen.
Synonyms
faded, blanched, bleached, lightened, decolorized
stonewashed
pale, light, flat, drab, grey, muted, lacklustre, lustreless, watery
1. 1.1 (of a person) pale and tired.
  he had pale grey eyes that made him appear tired and washed-out
  a middle-aged woman with a worn, washed-out face
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sick days have me looking washed out, pale and super-ugly, so I think a trip to the gym, the tanning bed and the hair salon are reasonable treats to make me feel better tomorrow morning!
  The girl staring back at me looked washed out and tired.
  Inside there was a solider, he looked tired and washed out.
  Her husband did however have a tired, washed out look about him.
  Sitting next to Nancy was a paler, washed-out version of Taylor.
  Oh, I acquitted myself well enough and no-one got bruised, but I ended the working day feeling washed out, tired and a little downcast.
  Her father was his normal, sedated self, perhaps mildly drunk, looking around the room as if he were in a dream, his pale, washed-out features expressionless.
  I'm feeling a bit perkier this morning, but still really tired and washed out.
  In close-ups it often shines too brightly on the singers, especially as the camera pans in, making them appear pale and washed out at times.
  I am tired - feeling a bit dulled and washed out at the edges.
  His eyes were a pale, washed-out blue, and there were dark circles under his eyes.
  He looked awful; his skin was pale and his washed-out eyes had disturbingly-dark circles under them.
  Synonyms
  wan, pallid, pale, white, grey, pasty, pasty-faced, anaemic, colourless, bloodless, drawn, haggard, blanched, drained, pinched, peaky, peakish, ashen, ashen-faced, chalky, chalk-white, waxy, waxen, sickly, sallow, whey-faced, ghostly, deathlike, deathly pale, as white as a sheet, looking as if one has seen a ghost
  rare lymphatic
  exhausted, tired (out), worn out, weary, fatigued, spent, drained, enfeebled, enervated, run down
  informal all in, done in, dead on one's feet, dead, dog-tired, played out, knocked out, bushed, fagged (out), beat, zonked, like death warmed up
  British informal knackered, whacked
  North American informal pooped, tuckered out
  rare etiolated

单词	washed out
释义	Definition of washed out in English: washed out adjectiveˌwɒʃt ˈaʊt 1Faded by or as if by sunlight or repeated washing. washed-out jeans Example sentencesExamples You'll find colors washed out, muted, pale, and mostly inaccurate - with a skew toward blues. She was dressed in washed-out blue jeans that seemed to hug all the right places. The disc replicates that look accurately, leaving skin tones extremely pale and colors totally washed out. The color palette is a bit washed out, faded, but I think this is the print itself, and not a fault of the transfer process. When it comes to jeans, vintage, washed-out denim is this season's trend. There are more troubles with outdoor, brightly sunlit scenes, where colors tend to look a bit washed-out and faded. The spew in my hair, my top missing, this alien bathroom with its funny shower tiles, a kind of washed out blue with sea plants and animals inserted what seemed like randomly in between. In the hospital, washed-out blue is the new black. This autumn's colours are vile though, browns or an insipid pink and washed-out pale blue. The sleeves of his black shirt were rolled to his elbows and his washed out black jeans added charm to his looks. Yet again Shirley Henderson shines in a supporting role, her amazing use of a washed-out pale blue hoodie managing to convey her rage and pain after a humiliating break-up of her own. A cool day and the distant ridge of the Ngong hills is pale against the washed-out sky, with a thin layer of cloud flat and hard over the city. Warm reds, oranges and yellows fade to washed-out blues and muted greens, as the situations change and soulful jazz underscores moments of levity and pain. The cinematography matches well with the tone of the film - indoor shots are muted with washed-out grays and blues, soft but rich colors. If possible, he looked even more attractive in pyjama bottoms and that white, washed-out shirt. She wore dark, washed-out jeans that complemented her curves. Colors are generally faded and washed out, giving much of the movie a sort of beige sameness. Colors never looked washed out or faded, and blacks were solid with no signs of gray. Both movies share a bewitching visual style - lots of washed-out blues and greys, and the inscrutable narrative stylings of the best European art house fare. My sister and I stood in the funeral home's back room, painted a washed-out green like an old cafeteria's kitchen. Synonyms faded, blanched, bleached, lightened, decolorized stonewashed pale, light, flat, drab, grey, muted, lacklustre, lustreless, watery 1.1 (of a person) pale and tired. he had pale grey eyes that made him appear tired and washed-out a middle-aged woman with a worn, washed-out face Example sentencesExamples The sick days have me looking washed out, pale and super-ugly, so I think a trip to the gym, the tanning bed and the hair salon are reasonable treats to make me feel better tomorrow morning! The girl staring back at me looked washed out and tired. Inside there was a solider, he looked tired and washed out. Her husband did however have a tired, washed out look about him. Sitting next to Nancy was a paler, washed-out version of Taylor. Oh, I acquitted myself well enough and no-one got bruised, but I ended the working day feeling washed out, tired and a little downcast. Her father was his normal, sedated self, perhaps mildly drunk, looking around the room as if he were in a dream, his pale, washed-out features expressionless. I'm feeling a bit perkier this morning, but still really tired and washed out. In close-ups it often shines too brightly on the singers, especially as the camera pans in, making them appear pale and washed out at times. I am tired - feeling a bit dulled and washed out at the edges. His eyes were a pale, washed-out blue, and there were dark circles under his eyes. He looked awful; his skin was pale and his washed-out eyes had disturbingly-dark circles under them. Synonyms wan, pallid, pale, white, grey, pasty, pasty-faced, anaemic, colourless, bloodless, drawn, haggard, blanched, drained, pinched, peaky, peakish, ashen, ashen-faced, chalky, chalk-white, waxy, waxen, sickly, sallow, whey-faced, ghostly, deathlike, deathly pale, as white as a sheet, looking as if one has seen a ghost rare lymphatic exhausted, tired (out), worn out, weary, fatigued, spent, drained, enfeebled, enervated, run down informal all in, done in, dead on one's feet, dead, dog-tired, played out, knocked out, bushed, fagged (out), beat, zonked, like death warmed up British informal knackered, whacked North American informal pooped, tuckered out rare etiolated
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