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freckle

freckle

59 1.0
A small light brown spot on the skin that appears after being in the sun
  • noun
  • /ˈfrɛkəl/
translation icon : peca
  • She's got curly red hair and freckles across her nose.
  • get freckles
  • freckles on the nose
  • a freckle-faced child

Like is it common to see somebody with freckles or is it unusual?

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Examples

  • For example, I have freckles on my cheeks and you can see them through this look.

  • Her friend Sarah was gorgeous, she had long red hair and these soft freckles and long eyelashes.

  • All right, so this is my finished freckle face with the soft tan.

  • Here is my freckle, my lone freckle.

  • Like is it common to see somebody with freckles or is it unusual?

  • His face is bright red, and the freckles on his face look dark orange.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • It's going to help the freckles blend in a little bit.

  • John was a pale, slightly freckle-faced boy with black hair.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Will looked thinner, less stocky, and had golden freckles across the bridge of his nose.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Her cheeks were adorned with freckles that became more vibrant in the summer sun.

Synonyms

fleck
vsfreckle
24 4.3

A very small spot that stands out on a surface

refers specifically to small brown skin spots that darken with sun
lentigo
vsfreckle
  • Specialized
9.9

A small brown spot on the skin that appears from sun or age

is less sharply defined and often lighter darkening with sunlight

Idioms

9.9

A very short time just after a set time on the clock

How Noticeable

birthmark
43 1.3
liver spot
4 4.8
lentigo
  • Specialized
9.9
freckle
59 1.0
speck
66 1.3

Surface Forms

freckle singular
freckles plural

Etymology

The word freckle comes from an old word that meant 'spotted' or 'speckled', so imagine tiny specks on the skin; that's why a freckle is a small brown spot often made darker by the sun.