bleached

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bliːt͡ʃt/

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• Rhymes: -iːtʃt

Adjective

bleached (comparative more bleached, superlative most bleached)

1. Whitened; made white using bleach

   bleached cotton

2. Faded or washed out by weather and strong sunlight.
3. Having the hair lightened by bleaching.
   • 1960, Harold Livingston, The Climacticon, page 98:

     An obviously bleached blonde, thick pancake makeup flaking powderily off deep furrowed wrinkles on her face, confronted me.

4. A non-white person who has had sex with a white male.

Synonyms

• (whitened): blanched
• (faded or washed out): see also Thesaurus:decoloured

Derived terms

• bleached ginger
• nonbleached
• prebleached
• sunbleached
• unbleached

Translations

faded due to weather and sunlight

• Maori: mārari, hātea

Verb

bleached

1. simple past and past participle of bleach