speckle

Meaning

Noun

1. A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
2. The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
3. Kind; sort.
4. A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus.

Verb

To mark with speckles.

Synonyms

spot

fleck

dot

speck

mottle

patch

stain

freckle

smudge

blemish

maculation

splotch

stipple

blot

bespeckle

slur

point

moil

smut

smirch

blotch

dapple

stigma

smear

macula

tache

measles

punctum

besmirch

dapple spot

bespot

blister

blur

brand

circle

⭕

cover

enamel

flecker

frost

macule

mark

marking

orb

powder

punctuate

sphere

splash

splodge

spottiness

streak

streaking

stripe

sully

taint

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɛkəl/

Etymology

The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.