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speckled

speckled

1 2.8
Covered with many small spots of a different color
  • adjective
  • /ˈspɛkəld/
translation icon : salpicado
  • The dog had a speckled coat that made it stand out in the crowd.
  • speckled trout
  • speckled hen
  • speckled bird

Hanaba is at the sunlit stove tending the speckled enamel pot.

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Examples

  • The artist used a speckled canvas to create an interesting texture in her painting.

  • I'm just going to go like straight in autumn I bought a gold speckled pumpkin.

  • I love the packaging, like the speckled kind of red metallic thing.

  • But there are strappy leaves, red with speckled with pink and white.

  • So this is just one of the masks that I've made so far, this really cute speckled pattern.

  • You got what appears to be a normal Oreo cookie, but it's speckled orangish brown.

  • Autumn Crown, a speckled Hound, has a really beautiful like kind of corally pink and sage green color palette.

  • Hanaba is at the sunlit stove tending the speckled enamel pot.

  • I found a beautiful speckled egg hidden among the grass.

Synonyms

mottled
vsspeckled
7 6.3

Covered with spots or patches of different colors

focuses more narrowly on many small separate spots rather than patches
blotchy
vsspeckled
5 5.0

Having irregular patches of colour on the skin or other surfaces

describes a fine patterned scatter of small marks rather than uneven patches
dappled
vsspeckled
5 5.5

Having light and dark spots in an uneven pattern

is more specific about many small scattered marks rather than larger patches
variegated
vsspeckled
5 7.2

Having patches or streaks of different colors

is narrower, referring mainly to a scattered pattern of small spots
spotty
vsspeckled
4 1.4

Marked with small spots or patches of a different color

tends to mean specifically many small scattered marks rather than patches
splotchy
vsspeckled
3 5.6

A surface with uneven patches or spots

is about many small scattered marks, not large patchy blotches
spotted
vsspeckled
2 1.0

Having spots or patches of a different color

is narrower, referring specifically to many small scattered spots
bespeckled
vsspeckled
1 7.1

Having small spots on the surface

is the same idea but emphasises a patterned scatter of small spots
specked
vsspeckled
3.2

Covered with many small spots like drops of paint

focuses on a patterned scatter rather than just any dots
speckly
vsspeckled
3.5

A surface with many small spots like dots on an egg or cloth

describes the same small-spot look but as a clear pattern
flyspecked
vsspeckled
7.2

Marked by many small dark spots left by flies

is similar but neutral about what caused the small spots
flecked
vsspeckled
4.4

With small spots of a different color

means similar small markings but stresses an even scattered pattern
dotted
vsspeckled
2.4

Having small dots on it

uses a broader scatter idea rather than an arranged dot pattern
stippled
vsspeckled
  • Specialized
7.2

A surface covered with many small dots, often made by paint or ink

describes small spots naturally rather than an applied dotting method
splotched
vsspeckled
6.1

Something that has uneven spots like stains

means small neat spots arranged across the surface rather than blots
blotched
vsspeckled
6.7

Marked with irregular spots of a different color

refers instead to many small fine spots rather than large blotches
spattered
vsspeckled
4.5

Marked with small drops of liquid like paint or mud

describes a patterned scatter of small spots regardless of being splashed
maculate
vsspeckled
9.9

Marked with spots or stains, for example on cloth

is neutral, focusing only on small decorative or natural spots

Antonyms

92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

53 2.5

Not see-through and without gaps or holes

Compounds

2 7.2

A freshwater fish with dark spots that lives in North American rivers and lakes

Having small brown spots often seen on eggs or feathers

Covered with small brown spots

A common wetland shrub with brown spotted stems and small oval leaves

A dangerous snake with a rattle and speckled skin that hides on desert rocks

How Spotted

mottled
7 6.3
dappled
5 5.5
spotted
2 1.0
speckled
1 2.8
freckled
10 2.7

Surface Forms

speckled positive

Morphology

speckled = speckle (transparent) = speckle + ed

The adjective is directly formed from the verb 'speckle' with the regular adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', so the meaning is easily derived by learners.

Etymology

Speckled comes from the simple word speck, which means 'small spot' or 'tiny piece'. So, speckled describes something covered with many little spots, like pepper on an egg, and that image helps you remember its meaning.