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undyeable

undyeable

7.9
Does not change color when you put color on it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈdaɪəbl/
translation icon : indecolor
  • The fabric was declared undyeable after numerous attempts to change its color.

Examples

  • For example, since the clumps of undyeable flat fibers reflect light differently from mature cotton.

    Academic text (1997)

  • It's just the tangles of very immature fibers that become undyeable white-speck neps.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Due to its composition, the material is undyeable and will remain its original shade.

  • Many synthetic fibers are undyeable, making them challenging to customize.

Antonyms

colorable
  • US
5.8

Able to take dye or paint

How Dyeable

colorable
  • US
5.8
undyeable
7.9

Surface Forms

undyeable positive

Morphology

undyeable = dyeable (transparent) = un + dye + able

Formed by prefixing 'un-' (not) to 'dyeable' and so directly means 'not able to be dyed'.

Etymology

Undyeable breaks into un- 'not', dye 'to color with a liquid', and -able 'can be', like in washable. So undyeable simply means 'not able to be dyed', which is why the fabric keeps its original color.