freckled
ˈfrɛkəld
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Definition of freckled - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

1.
skin appearancecovered with small brown spots
  • Her face was freckled from many days in the sun..
speckled spotted
2.
appearancecovered with spots resembling freckles
  • The freckled surface of the stone was unique.
speckled spotted
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Origin of freckled

Middle English, freken (freckle) + -ed (suffix)

Examples of freckled in a sentence

  • His freckled arms were a result of long summer days.
  • Her freckled face was charming.
  • The artist painted a freckled landscape.

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  1. French:tacheté, ...
  2. German:sommersprossig, gesprenkelt, ...
  3. Italian:con lentiggini, lentigginoso, ...
  4. Spanish:pecosa, pecoso, ...
  5. Portuguese:sardento, ...
  6. Chinese:有雀斑的, 斑驳的, ...
  7. Japanese:そばかすのある, 斑点のある, ...
  8. Arabic:أَنْمَش, مُنَمَّش, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְנֻמָּשׁ, מְנוּקָּד, ...
  10. Russian:веснушчатый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:веснянкуватий, ...
  12. Hindi:झाइयों वाला, झाइयों वाली, ...
freckle
ˈfrɛkəl

Definition of freckle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
skinsmall brownish spot on the skin
  • Her cheeks were adorned with cute freckles.
blemish spot
2.
candyUKsmall chocolate sweet with sprinklesUK
  • I bought a freckle at the candy store.
candy

Verb

1.
appearancetr.mark with small spots or discolorationstr.
  • The artist decided to freckle the canvas with paint.
mottle speckle spot
2.
skinintr.become covered with small brown spotsintr.
  • Her face tends to freckle in the summer.
mottle speckle spot
3.
induce markingtr.cause small brown spots to appear on skintr.
  • The sun freckled her arms during the hike..
mottle speckle spot
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Images of freckle

  • freckle: small chocolate sweet with sprinkles
    small chocolate sweet with sprinkles

Expressions with freckle

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humorous phrase indicating unknown or unmeasured time when asked
When asked the time, he said it was a hair past a freckle.

Origin of freckle

Middle Dutch, freken (freckle)

Examples of freckle in a sentence

  • Freckles appear more in the summer.
  • She loves eating a freckle after lunch.
  • The freckle melted in my hand.
  • She watched the raindrops freckle the window.
  • The baker let chocolate chips freckle the cookies.
  • My arms freckle after a week at the beach.

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  1. French:tache de rousseur, tacheter, ...
  2. German:Sommersprosse, besprenkeln, ...
  3. Italian:lentiggine, macchiare, ...
  4. Spanish:peca, pecar, ...
  5. Portuguese:sarda, salpicar, ...
  6. Chinese:雀斑, 撒上, ...
  7. Japanese:そばかす, 斑点をつける, ...
  8. Arabic:نَمَش, نَقَّطَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:נֶמֶשׁ, לְנַקֵּד, ...
  10. Russian:веснушка, покрывать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:веснянка, покривати, ...
  12. Hindi:झाई, धब्बे लगाना, ...
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