Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
besprent

besprent

9.9
Sprinkled with small pieces like petals or drops
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : esparcido
  • The path was besprent with fallen petals after the storm.

Examples

  • The old tapestry was besprent with golden threads.

  • The landscape looked stunning, besprent with dew in the morning.

  • She admired the field besprent with wildflowers in the morning light.

  • The garden was besprent with colorful flowers.

  • The field was besprent with delicate wildflowers after the spring rain.

  • The old manuscript was besprent with specks of faded ink, telling a story of the past.

  • In the morning sunlight, the grass was besprent with glistening dewdrops.

Synonyms

spattered
vsbesprent
4.5

Marked with small drops of liquid like paint or mud

is gentler and describes light even scattering of small droplets
splattered
vsbesprent
4.9

Covered with drops and small patches of liquid like mud or paint

is milder, meaning finer and more even droplet distribution

How Sprinkled

coated
1 3.4
besprent
  • Archaic
9.9
speckled
1 2.8
dusty
100 1.0

Surface Forms

besprent positive

Morphology

besprent = sprinkle (semi-transparent) = be + sprent

Formally analyzable as be- + (sprin/kle) meaning 'sprinkled', but the archaic form 'sprent' and difference in surface form reduce full predictability for learners.

Etymology

The word besprent has the start be- meaning 'to cover' and a root like sprent that is related to the English word sprinkle meaning 'to scatter small drops or bits'. So besprent means 'sprinkled' or scattered over something.