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单词 dappled
释义

dappled

adjective

dap·​pled ˈda-pəld How to pronounce dappled (audio)
variants or less commonly dapple
ˈda-pəl How to pronounce dappled (audio)
: marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
a dappled fawn

Synonyms

  • dotted
  • flecked
  • freckled
  • mottled
  • specked
  • speckled
  • splotchy
  • spotted
  • spotty
  • stippled
  • variegated
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Example Sentences

a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn
Recent Examples on the Web Soulful gospel music rang from the PA system as attendees fanned themselves in the dappled shade. Kevin Lee, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022 Seriina Covarrubias’ front yard feels cool and inviting under the dappled shade of a magnificent elm tree. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 As their ambient soundscapes filtered through the multilevel, leafy garden where turtles and koi fish swam through rock formations, attendees gathered on picnic blankets, settling under the dappled golden light. Steffie Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022 Most prefer full sun, but some will thrive in dappled shade. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2022 Potted succulents and air plants, for instance, tend to fare well if shielded from the strongest afternoon summer sun by some dappled shade from either trees or shade cloth, or by a passing shadow from a building or fence. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022 The long-haired man who emerged from the dappled shade was gentle, soft-spoken, earnest. Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 The dappled sunlight filtering through leafy glades in a breeze is utterly confusing to a robot. David Montgomery, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021 Through a thicket of dappled trees, male and female figures in various colors and interactions are silhouetted against what may be an idyllic pink sky. Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

dappled 1 of 2

adjective

variants also dapple
1
as in dotted
marked with spots a dappled fawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unspotted
  • solid
2
as in colored
having blotches of two or more colors a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • monochromatic
  • solid
  • monochrome
  • monochromic

dappled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dapple
as in sprinkled
to mark with small spots especially unevenly sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads

Synonyms & Similar Words

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