lightfast
Resistant to fading.
Adjective
- Resistant to fading.
- Verdigris is lightfast in oil paint, as numerous examples of fifteenth-century paintings show.
- Some ink-and-paper combinations are more lightfast than others, and the resulting prints are more fade-resistant. - 2004, Peter K. Burian, Masteringdigital Photography and Imaging, page 75:
- Tara, a gallotannin, is often quoted as being the most lightfast vegetable tannin and makes very pale coloured leather. - 2009, Anthony Covington, Tony Covington, Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather, page 286:
Origin
From light + fast. Compare Icelandic litfast (“colourfast”).