What is another word for freckle?

Pronunciation: [fɹˈɛkə͡l] (IPA)

Freckles refer to small, flat brown marks on the skin. Freckles are usually found on the face, arms, and chest. They are often seen in people with pale skin and light-colored hair. Synonyms for the word freckle include spots, blemishes, speckles, and marks. Other less commonly used synonyms include pigmentation, discoloration, and dappling. Some people see freckles as a sign of beauty, while others see them as a nuisance. Regardless of personal opinions, it's important to protect your skin from sun damage by wearing sunscreen and avoiding prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.

Synonyms for Freckle:

What are the hypernyms for Freckle?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Freckle?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for freckle (as nouns)

  • hyponyms for freckle (as verbs)

What are the holonyms for Freckle?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Freckle

Tom Grandiere, looking more red-headed, freckle-faced, blushing and blundering than usual, arrived, as the bearer of a verbal invitation to attend an informal party, to be composed mostly of young people, at Oldfield Lodge, on Thursday evening, the thirty-first, to dance the Old Year out and the New Year in.
"Her Mother's Secret"
Emma D. E. N. Southworth
Alfred is about 18 years old, pretty well grown, has blue eyes, light flaxen hair, skin disposed to freckle.
"Slavery and the Constitution"
William Ingersoll Bowditch
He swaggered up to Alec, raised a threatening hand, and the battle was about to be joined when Cindy brought her shoe sharply down on the freckle-face's bare foot.
"We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run"
James Arthur Kjelgaard

Famous quotes with Freckle

  • I wasn't always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.
    Bill Cosby
  • I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.
    James Weldon Johnson
  • I wasn't always black... There was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.
    Bill Cosby
  • His home! the Western giant smiles, And twirls the spotty globe to find it; This little speck, the British Isles? ’T is but a freckle,—never mind it.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
  • Not a flower But shows some touch, in freckle, streak or stain, Of his unrivall'd pencil.
    William Cowper

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