mar
4
8.0
- noun
- /mɑr/
:
marca
Examples
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There's one marred up the paint, that's fine though.
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Her eyes widened with pleasure as the dryness of the mar-1 hit her taste buds.
Fiction book (1995) -
One might suppose there is something vital at stake that free will gives us that materialism cannot, given the sorts of intellectual contortions that mar Pinker's otherwise formidable investigation of the mind.
Academic text (1998) -
The Amargosa Farm Road Project to be built near Death Valley will "destroy 4,000 acres of desert scrub habitat, fragment the larger landscape, and mar scenic views from Death Valley National Park's wilderness lands," according to the executive summary of Solar Energy, National Parks, and Landscape Protection in the Desert Southwest.
Blog text (28) -
A small scar can be a mar on an otherwise flawless complexion.
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The painting had a noticeable mar that affected its overall beauty.
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She was self-conscious about the mar on her arm from a childhood accident.
Synonyms
150
3.4
A fault that makes something less useful or valuable
30
1.9
A dirty mark on something that makes it look untidy
15
3.9
A small mark that spoils the look of skin or an object
14
4.1
A messy mark left on a surface by a substance
9
7.3
A visible change that makes parts of the body look damaged after injury, disease, or birth defect
1
8.0
Damage to the look of something that makes it seem broken or ugly
A small spot on a surface showing an imperfection
A dirty mark that spoils the look of clothing or fabric
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How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mar as a noun can be thought of as a small 'mark' or 'scar' that spoils how something looks, and that visible 'mark' is why a mar lowers the object's beauty or value.