Nonfading
What it means
Keeping its color, strength, or importance over time.
Reach for it when describing color or significance that remains stable over time
The artist selected nonfading ink for the public mural.
Words to choose between 6
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| warm | |
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| literary |
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everyday
Fits when plain durability is the useful praise
Careful Lasting is relative and needs a time frame.
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warm
Fits when importance or appeal lasts over time
Careful Enduring does not describe tested pigment stability.
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professional
Fits when dye retains color during washing or exposure
Careful Colorfast applies to color, not memories or importance.
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professional
fade-resistant
Fits when tested resistance rather than an absolute claim is accurate
Careful Resistance still allows gradual fading.
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formal
permanent
Fits when long-term unchanged presence is genuinely intended
Careful Permanent is absolute and often indefensible.
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literary
indelible
Fits when a mark or memory cannot readily be erased
Careful Indelible concerns erasure more than light fading.
Opposites 3
- fading
- fugitive
- transient
Common phrases 3
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nonfading ink
The archivist chose nonfading ink for every accession number.
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nonfading color
A mineral pigment supplied the mural's nonfading color.
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nonfading memory
Her patient kindness became a nonfading memory for the family.
Usage notes
Keep in mind
For materials, fade-resistant with a named test is usually more accurate than the absolute nonfading.
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