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lentiginous

lentiginous

9.9
Having many small brown spots on the skin like freckles
  • adjective
  • /lɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lentiginoso
  • The patient's skin appeared lentiginous, with numerous small brown spots across his cheeks.

Examples

  • The child's lentiginous skin was a sign of her playful summers outdoors.

  • She has a lentiginous complexion that many find charming.

  • A lentiginous pattern can be a distinguishing factor in certain dermatological diagnoses.

  • Some plants have lentiginous markings on their leaves, resembling the speckles found on human skin.

  • The child's lentiginous skin was a sign of her playful summers outdoors.

  • The patient's skin appeared lentiginous, with numerous small brown spots across his cheeks.

  • She has a lentiginous complexion that many find charming.

Synonyms

freckled
vslentiginous
10 2.7

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

is a technical adjective focusing on presence of those spots
freckly
vslentiginous
1 3.0

Having many small brown spots on skin or other things

is more precise and clinical when referring to such spots
lentiginose
vslentiginous
  • Specialized
9.9

Having many small brown spots on the skin like freckles

has identical meaning but is a different adjectival form

How Freckled

lentiginous
  • Specialized
9.9
speckled
1 2.8

Surface Forms

lentiginous positive

Morphology

lentiginous = lentigo (opaque) = lentigin + ous

The adjective is built on a rare Latinate base for a freckle, so most learners cannot infer the meaning from the parts alone.

Etymology

The word lentiginous comes from the Latin lentigo, meaning 'freckle', and from the root lens, meaning 'lentil', because the tiny brown spots looked like little lentils. So, lentiginous describes skin or plants covered in many small spots.