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单词 mottled
释义

mottled

adjective

mot·​tled ˈmä-tᵊld How to pronounce mottled (audio)
: marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
mottled tree bark
a mottled complexion
the bird's mottled plumage
A combination of red and blue pigments in the shell of a live lobster creates a mottled camouflage of indeterminate hue that blends in with the ocean floor. Kenneth Chang

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mottled

adjective

mot·​tled
ˈmä-tᵊld
: having spots or blotches of different colors
mottled leaves

mottled 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in marbled
having blotches of two or more colors a mottled complexion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • marbled
  • blotched
  • colored
  • splotched
  • stained
  • spotted
  • blotchy
  • dapple
  • colorful
  • pied
  • pinto
  • speckled
  • shaded
  • dappled
  • flecked
  • streaked
  • dyed
  • piebald
  • specked
  • varicolored
  • multicolored
  • streaked
  • checkered
  • pigmented
  • polychrome
  • stippled
  • dotted
  • discolored
  • blotted
  • calico
  • variegated
  • marked
  • polychromatic
  • brindle
  • peppered
  • sprinkled
  • spattered
  • motley
  • brindled
  • bespattered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • monochrome
  • monochromatic
  • solid
  • monochromic
2
as in dotted
marked with spots mottled leather upholstery that isn't supposed to look perfect

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dotted
  • speckled
  • colored
  • flecked
  • stippled
  • dapple
  • freckled
  • spotted
  • colorful
  • splotchy
  • variegated
  • specked
  • dappled
  • marbled
  • veined
  • rainbow
  • spotty
  • blotched
  • spangled
  • blotchy
  • multicolored
  • varicolored
  • polychrome
  • moiré
  • roan
  • moire
  • prismatic
  • polychromatic
  • chromatic
  • pinto
  • motley
  • multihued
  • piebald

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unspotted
  • solid

mottled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mottle
as in stained
to mark with small spots especially unevenly old papers that were mottled by mold

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dotted
  • stained
  • sprinkled
  • speckled
  • flecked
  • marbled
  • stippled
  • dyed
  • blotched
  • dappled
  • freckled
  • spotted
  • splotched
  • striped
  • peppered
  • specked
  • streaked
  • shot
  • blotted
  • interspersed
  • banded
  • studded
  • spattered
  • barred
  • set
  • bespattered
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