washed out

washed out

adj (washed-out when prenominal)

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) faded or colourless

2. exhausted, esp when being pale in appearance

Thesaurus

washed out

adjective

1. pale, light, flat, mat, muted, drab, lacklustre, watery, lustreless The room was now dull and flat with washed-out colours.

2. wan, drawn, pale, pinched, blanched, haggard, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, chalky, peaky, deathly pale She tried to hide her washed-out face behind large, dark glasses.

3. faded, bleached, blanched, colourless, stonewashed a washed-out blue denim jacket

4. exhausted, drained, worn-out, tired-out, spent, drawn, done in (informal), all in (slang), fatigued, wiped out (informal), weary, knackered (slang), clapped out (Austral. & N.Z. informal), dog-tired (informal), zonked (slang), dead on your feet (informal) She looked washed-out and listless.
exhausted alert, lively, refreshed, energetic, perky, chirpy, sprightly, zippy (informal), full of beans (informal), full of pep (informal)

Translations

washed out

adj pred, washed-out

adj attr (inf) → erledigt (inf), → schlapp (inf); to feel washed out → sich wie ausgelaugt fühlen (inf); to look washed out → mitgenommen aussehen