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lentiginose

lentiginose

9.9
Having many small brown spots on the skin like freckles
  • adjective
  • /lɛnˈtɪdʒɪnoʊs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lentiginoso
  • The dermatologist noted several lentiginose patches on his arms.

Examples

  • Her skin had a lentiginose complexion after spending the summer outdoors.

  • Certain genetic conditions can lead to a lentiginose appearance early in life.

  • Her skin appeared lentiginose after spending the summer outdoors.

  • The doctor described the lentiginose patches on his arm.

  • Her skin had a lentiginose complexion after spending a lot of time in the sun.

  • The dermatologist identified lentiginose spots during the skin examination.

  • Certain genetic factors can cause a lentiginose appearance on the face.

Synonyms

freckled
vslentiginose
10 2.7

Having many small light brown spots on the skin from being in the sun

is broader covering any small pigmentation spots not only sun related ones
freckly
vslentiginose
1 3.0

Having many small brown spots on skin or other things

is similar but denotes any spotted pigmentation not necessarily many
bespeckled
vslentiginose
1 7.1

Having small spots on the surface

is specific to skin pigmentation spots rather than any surface
lentiginous
vslentiginose
  • Specialized
9.9

Having many small brown spots on the skin like freckles

is the alternative adjective used for the same spotted skin description
flecked
vslentiginose
4.4

With small spots of a different color

is specific to pigmented skin spots rather than general markings

How Freckled

lentiginose
  • Specialized
9.9
freckled
10 2.7
speckled
1 2.8

Surface Forms

lentiginose positive

Morphology

lentiginose = lentigo (opaque) = lentigin + ose

Although formed from the medical noun 'lentigo' (freckle) plus the suffix '-ose' meaning 'full of', both elements are technical/rare and not recognizable to average learners, so the meaning is not derivable.

Etymology

Lentiginose comes from the Latin lentigo, meaning 'freckle', which itself comes from the Latin word for lentil ('lentil') because the small spots were thought to look like little lentils. That's why lentiginose describes skin covered with freckle-like spots.