moted
8.4
Having many small bits of dust floating in the air
- adjective
- Archaic
:
cubierto de polvo
- The attic was moted after years of being left undisturbed.
Examples
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She noticed the moted beams of light dancing across the wooden floor.
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The air was moted with dust.
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Sunlight streamed through the moted air in the old library.
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Look at the moted light!
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The sunlight streamed through the window, revealing the moted dust drifting in the air.
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She noticed the moted surface of the old table, speckled with years of neglect.
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In the morning light, the moted fabric of the curtain sparkled like tiny stars.
Synonyms
dusty
vsmoted
100
1.0
Having a layer of dust that makes it look dirty
is marked by many small specks or fine particles rather than a general layer
dust-covered
vsmoted
1
2.1
Having a thin layer of dust on it
is described by fine specks rather than a visible layer
How Covered
Surface Forms
moted positive
Morphology
Etymology
Moted comes from the old English word mote, which means 'speck' or a tiny bit of dust, and the ending -ed means 'covered with'. So a moted room is one that is full of small dust particles, like the little specks you see in a sunbeam.