lôm lốp

Áo trắng lôm lốp của các cầu thủ nổi bật trên sân cỏ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very white; stark white; glaringly white: Describes an intense, often pure and bright white color. It can imply a whiteness that is conspicuous, vivid, or even slightly harsh to the eye.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Áo trắng lôm lốp. (A stark white shirt.)
  • Bức tường được quét vôi trắng lôm lốp. (The wall was painted a glaring white.)
  • Mặt trăng tròn và lôm lốp trên bầu trời đêm. (The moon was round and brilliantly white in the night sky.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lôm lốp" is often used to emphasize the intensity or purity of the white color, sometimes suggesting it is the most prominent or noticeable feature. It is more descriptive and vivid than the simple word (white).

Variants and Related Words

• Lốp (adj): This is the root form, also meaning very white. "Lôm lốp" is a reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning.
  • Vải trắng lốp. (Cloth that is very white.)

Synonyms

• Stark white: pure, unblemished white.
• Glaringly white: intensely white, almost dazzling.
• Snow-white: white as snow.

Notes on Usage

• "Lôm lốp" is a descriptive term primarily used for visual appearance. It is not commonly used in formal writing but appears in descriptive literature and everyday speech to add emphasis.
• It typically modifies nouns directly to describe their color.