"sunfast" meaning in English

See sunfast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sunfast [comparative], most sunfast [superlative]
Etymology: sun + fast Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sun|fast}} sun + fast Head templates: {{en-adj}} sunfast (comparative more sunfast, superlative most sunfast)
  1. (US) Colorfast in a way that will not fade in sunlight. Tags: US Hypernyms: nonfading, unfadeable Hyponyms: lightfast Derived forms: sunfastness
    Sense id: en-sunfast-en-adj-mKAz9l~H Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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