unsaturation
- noun
- /ˌʌnˈsætʃəˌreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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desaturación
- Photographers sometimes use unsaturation to give images a vintage or dreamy effect.
Examples
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The designer adjusted the unsaturation to make the background less distracting.
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The unsaturation of the painting's colors created a calm and subdued mood.
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The painting suffered from a lack of unsaturation.
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How can I reduce the unsaturation in my photos?
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The unsaturation of the painting's colors created a calm and subdued mood.
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Photographers sometimes use unsaturation to give images a vintage or dreamy effect.
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The designer adjusted the unsaturation to make the background less distracting.
Synonyms
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A surface that is not bright or shiny
Colors or images that look faded and not bright
Making a color look softer and less bright
A loss of color that makes things look less bright
A pale, weak look that lacks strong color or energy
A pale look showing little normal color in the skin
Antonyms
How Saturated
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsaturation = unsaturated (transparent) = un + saturate + ion
Derived in a straightforward way from 'unsaturated' (not saturated) + '-ion'; the meaning 'lack of colour intensity' follows directly from the base.
Etymology
Unsaturation comes from un- 'not' plus saturation, from a root that means 'to fill'. For color, unsaturation means the color is 'not full' or less vivid, so it looks paler or more washed-out.