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airbrushed

airbrushed

1 4.8
A photo that looks smoother and more perfect because someone changed it
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛrˌbrʌʃt/
translation icon : retocado
  • The magazine cover featured an airbrushed model with flawless skin.

And it really looks so airbrushed and seamless.

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Examples

  • This looks like airbrushed, but it doesn't look cakey.

  • She always looks very smooth and airbrushed, probably because she is.

  • But Oh my God, this is making it so airbrushed and so soft.

  • Nice, my skin looks very airbrushed just in my monitor here.

  • You do not need to be that standard of airbrushed perfection.

  • I like the HD powder because it really makes your skin look airbrushed, like it makes your mobile.

  • And it really looks so airbrushed and seamless.

  • It's all about that really soft airbrushed brow look.

  • It like makes your skin airbrushed and so, so smooth.

  • But I just personally love having soft, silky smooth skin using this Dior spray airbrushed foundation.

How Altered

distorted
4.4
airbrushed
1 4.8
edited
1.6
unedited
13 4.2

Surface Forms

airbrushed positive

Morphology

airbrushed = airbrush (transparent) = air + brush + ed

The adjective is the past-participle/derived form of the verb 'airbrush'; its meaning is directly derived from 'airbrush' + -ed.

Etymology

Airbrushed comes from the tool airbrush, made of air and a fine brush, which sprays paint like a soft fog to 'smooth' skin or colours in pictures. That's why airbrushed now means an image has been changed to look more perfect or unreal, often by digital editing.